Short Mountain Trucking 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
119 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 9
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
- 64
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 120
- Annualized
- ≈60 / 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 Driving67 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 27, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 96 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2025 | KY | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2021 | KY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2021 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2020 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |