San Mateo County Transit District
DBA SAM TRANS
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
84 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 23
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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 125 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 83 total · 15 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2026 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 3, 2026 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 9, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 26, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2025 | CA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 24, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2025 | CA | 0 | 7 | No |
| Apr 18, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 17, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2024 | CA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jun 25, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 12, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 6, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 20, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |