Carrier profile · USDOT 3055122 · MC-51937 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MAX CARGO LLC

240 power unitsavg 6.7 yrLocal · 2 statesMIDLAND, TX68/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-51937 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 43.1%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 7.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 288 vehicle and 299 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 1.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

293 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Oct '25 · 28

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 240-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
240
Inspections · 24 mo
299
Annualized
≈150 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01

25%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
16%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
85%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
91%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance237 · 32 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving163 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance89 · 11 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance75 · 50 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance73 · 28 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance65 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance57 · 5 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance51 · 0 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance35 · 27 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 21 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

3ELD device issues
5No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 24 total · 14 in 24 mo

24
Total crashes
14
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
9
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263012
2025112610
20243013
20232012
20221001
20211001
20201001
20191001
20181001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 12, 2026TX01No
Apr 7, 2026TX00Yes
Feb 6, 2026TX00Yes
Nov 25, 2025TX01Yes
Nov 22, 2025NM01Yes
Nov 15, 2025TX10Yes
Sep 4, 2025TX01Yes
Aug 14, 2025TX10Yes
Jun 25, 2025TX01No
Jun 23, 2025TX00Yes
Apr 16, 2025TX00Yes
Apr 7, 2025TX01Yes
Feb 9, 2025NM00Yes
Jan 22, 2025TX01Yes
Jun 1, 2024TX00Yes
May 29, 2024TX00Yes
Jan 5, 2024NM01Yes
Dec 25, 2023NM01Yes
Sep 24, 2023NM00Yes
Mar 3, 2022TX00Yes
Dec 28, 2021TX00Yes
Jan 16, 2020TX00Yes
Feb 27, 2019TX00Yes
Aug 28, 2018TX00Yes