MITCHELL 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
34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 5
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
- 22
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 36
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 23, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 66 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2017 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2016 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2016 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2015 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2014 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2011 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |