Opies 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
61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 7
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
- 79
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 65
- Annualized
- ≈33 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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.
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 20, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 123 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2024 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2020 | SC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2019 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2019 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2018 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2017 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |