Carrier profile · USDOT 107052 · MC-9268 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PACE MOTOR LINES INC

65 power unitsavg 7.2 yrRegional · 5 statesSTRATFORD, CT87/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-9268 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 28.2%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 51 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 2.7 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 Jun '25 · 5

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.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 65-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
65
Inspections · 24 mo
51
Annualized
≈26 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

37%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
15%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
49%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

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.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 2 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 83 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 121 total · 7 in 24 mo

121
Total crashes
7
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
48
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262012
20255015
20242002
20235005
20222011
20215005
20203013
20191001
20186016
20174014
20162012
20155025
20142002
20135035
20124024
20114004
20101011
20094014
20084014
20073003
20063023
20053003
20043013
20031001
20022020
20018058
20007027
19992011
19986056
19974033
19964044
19957056
19942012
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jun 12, 2026CT00Yes
Mar 11, 2026CT02Yes
Dec 11, 2025CT00Yes
Apr 14, 2025MA00Yes
Apr 11, 2025CT00Yes
Apr 2, 2025CT02Yes
Jan 23, 2025CT00Yes
Jun 20, 2024CT00Yes
Mar 6, 2024NJ00Yes
Oct 12, 2023NJ00Yes
Jul 28, 2023CT00Yes
Jun 28, 2023NJ00Yes
May 18, 2023CT00Yes
Jan 6, 2023NY00Yes
Jul 18, 2022NY04No
May 10, 2022CT00Yes
Dec 20, 2021CT00Yes
Dec 20, 2021CT00Yes
Jun 25, 2021CT00Yes
Jun 14, 2021MA00Yes
May 3, 2021CT00Yes
Dec 4, 2020CT02Yes
Sep 29, 2020NY00Yes
Sep 24, 2020CT00Yes
Oct 3, 2019CT00Yes