MTC FREIGHT 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
109 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 11
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
- 111
- Annualized
- ≈56 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving45 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 22, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 88% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 8 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2024 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |