SHORT FREIGHT LINES 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
23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 172.516 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 177.823 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Oct 4, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 51 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | OH | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2014 | AR | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2012 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2005 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2005 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2005 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 6, 2004 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2004 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2004 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2004 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2004 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |