MKS SERVICES LLC
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
9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 9
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 7 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 24 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 15, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 7, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |