Portage Transport 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
152 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 11
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
- 76
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 156
- Annualized
- ≈78 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 8 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 15, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 48 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2025 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2024 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2023 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2022 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2022 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2022 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2022 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2019 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2018 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2018 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2018 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2017 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2017 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2017 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2017 | KS | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2017 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |