Mid South Truck Lines Inc
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈4.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 28 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2024 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 20, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2007 | MS | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2007 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2006 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2006 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2005 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2005 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2004 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2004 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2003 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2002 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2002 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2000 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 1999 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 27, 1999 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 1999 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 1998 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 1998 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 1998 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 1998 | NC | 0 | 3 | No |
| Nov 20, 1997 | SC | 0 | 5 | Yes |