Carrier profile · USDOT 278369 · MC-168131 · Updated Jul 15, 2026

SAMSON TOURS INC

DBA SAMSON TOURS

0 power unitsavg 10.3 yrLocal · 2 statesATLANTA, GA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-168131 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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 9.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

9.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 5.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 16

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving

0violations

official FMCSA

Hours-of-Service

0violations

official FMCSA

Driver Fitness

0violations

official FMCSA

Controlled Substances

0violations

official FMCSA

12%

Vehicle Maintenance

official FMCSA

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.91 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 56 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 17 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2023	1	0	1	1
2022	2	0	1	2
2021	1	0	0	1
2018	2	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1	0
2016	2	0	1	1
2015	1	0	0	1
2014	1	0	1	1
2012	2	0	1	1
2009	1	0	0	1
2002	1	0	0	1
1998	2	0	2	0

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Jun 21, 2023	GA	0	1	Yes
Sep 13, 2022	GA	0	1	Yes
Jul 6, 2022	MD	0	0	Yes
Oct 5, 2021	FL	0	0	Yes
Aug 6, 2018	GA	1	1	Yes
Jul 10, 2018	GA	0	0	Yes
Feb 15, 2017	GA	0	1	No
Oct 18, 2016	GA	0	2	No
Mar 10, 2016	GA	0	0	Yes
Sep 29, 2015	GA	0	0	Yes
Mar 19, 2014	GA	0	1	Yes
Oct 9, 2012	GA	0	1	No
Jan 19, 2012	GA	0	0	Yes
Aug 28, 2009	GA	0	0	Yes
Feb 14, 2002	GA	0	0	Yes
Mar 8, 1998	AL	0	1	No
Mar 8, 1998	AL	0	1	No