Polaris Transport Carriers 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 Sep '25 · 3
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
- 65
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Nov 14, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 40 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 9, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2016 | NY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2015 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2013 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2013 | OH | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |