Prime Line Transportation 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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 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
- 21
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 11
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 30, 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.
Crash history· 29 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2020 | IL | 2 | 5 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2016 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 8, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2009 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2009 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2008 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2007 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |