Ozarks Petroleum 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
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 5
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 22
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 7, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 54 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2020 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2016 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2016 | MO | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2008 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2007 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2007 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2007 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2006 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2006 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2006 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2006 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2005 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2004 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |