Carrier profile · USDOT 169302 · MC-301848 · Updated Jul 12, 2026

OATS INC

DBA OATS TRANSIT

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesCOLUMBIA, MO94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-301848 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 8.2%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

4.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 12.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 16

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
.06measure
SMS · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
Driver Fitness
0violations
official FMCSA
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
5%
Vehicle Maintenance
official FMCSA

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
  • 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 84 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 149 total · 20 in 24 mo

149
Total crashes
20
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
62
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20264014
202510069
2024130312
20236025
20228038
20216053
20206036
2019120412
20186026
20178056
20165015
20159047
20144024
20131001
20128047
20117057
20102012
20095025
20081001
20074023
20066015
20054024
20042012
20033013
20027027
20001001
19981001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 2, 2026MO01Yes
Feb 23, 2026MO00Yes
Feb 5, 2026MO00Yes
Jan 23, 2026MO00Yes
Nov 17, 2025MO00Yes
Nov 3, 2025MO02Yes
Aug 25, 2025MO01Yes
Jul 14, 2025MO04Yes
Jun 12, 2025MO00Yes
May 8, 2025MO00Yes
Apr 10, 2025MO00Yes
Mar 7, 2025MO01Yes
Feb 19, 2025MO01No
Jan 24, 2025MO02Yes
Dec 13, 2024MO00Yes
Dec 4, 2024MO02Yes
Nov 26, 2024MO00Yes
Nov 26, 2024MO00Yes
Oct 25, 2024MO00Yes
Oct 22, 2024MO00Yes
Jul 3, 2024MO01Yes
Jun 10, 2024MO00Yes
Jun 4, 2024MO00Yes
May 29, 2024MO00Yes
Mar 28, 2024MO01No