ML Energy Transportation 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
22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 10
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
- 50
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 24
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 25, 2023. 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· 52 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2023 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2022 | TN | 0 | 12 | No |
| Mar 19, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 10, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2020 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 5, 2019 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2018 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2017 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2017 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2016 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2016 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2016 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2015 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2015 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |