PAYNE TRANSPORTATION LTD
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
122 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 10
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
- 149
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 129
- Annualized
- ≈65 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving41 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance33 · 11 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 5 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
28 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 3, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 84% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 103 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2023 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2023 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2023 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2022 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2021 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2021 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2021 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2020 | CA | 1 | 1 | Yes |