Palmetto State Transportation 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
177 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 15
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
- 78
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 182
- Annualized
- ≈91 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving64 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 15 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther4 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 10, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
5 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 134 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | MO | 0 | 2 | No |
| Apr 8, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2024 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2022 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2021 | NJ | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2020 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |