Sentinel Transportation LLC
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
457 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 38
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
- 254
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 465
- Annualized
- ≈233 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 10, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 329 total · 21 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2026 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2025 | CA | 0 | 5 | No |
| Jan 27, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2024 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2024 | TX | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |