Carrier profile · USDOT 3163657 · MC-112979 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SCM INTERMODAL LOGISTICS LLC

DBA SCM INTERMODAL

66 power unitsavg 12 yrRegional · 5 statesBLUE ASH, OH87/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-112979 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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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 31.3%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 — 48 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.4 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6

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.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 66-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
66
Inspections · 24 mo
54
Annualized
≈27 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

19%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
74%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

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 Maintenance25 · 6 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 7 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 7 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 14, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

1ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 13 total · 1 in 24 mo

13
Total crashes
1
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
3
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261010
20241001
20231011
20225005
20211011
20203003
20191001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 26, 2026GA01No
Aug 3, 2024GA00Yes
Dec 6, 2023GA01Yes
Dec 5, 2022TX00Yes
Oct 5, 2022GA00Yes
Aug 11, 2022GA00Yes
Aug 4, 2022GA00Yes
Feb 22, 2022TX00Yes
Mar 12, 2021GA03Yes
Nov 27, 2020GA00Yes
Apr 22, 2020GA00Yes
Apr 15, 2020GA00Yes
Apr 23, 2019TX00Yes