South Gateway Tire Co 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
26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 6
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 27
- Annualized
- ≈14 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 25, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 23 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2018 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2018 | LA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2017 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2016 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2012 | TX | 2 | 0 | No |
| Jun 6, 2011 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2007 | LA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 1, 2007 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2003 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2003 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2000 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 29, 1996 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 1993 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 1993 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 1990 | AR | 0 | 0 | No |