PIMCO 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
48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4
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
- 31
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 18, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 46 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2026 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 17, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2021 | TX | 2 | 4 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2016 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2013 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |