Mid States Transport 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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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
- 10
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 9, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 27 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2023 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2017 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2010 | OK | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 25, 2010 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2009 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2008 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2007 | MN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2006 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 10, 2006 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2006 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2005 | OK | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 27, 2005 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2004 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2004 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2003 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2003 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 18, 2002 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |