South Shore Transportation Company
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
396 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 28
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
- 336
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 404
- Annualized
- ≈202 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving117 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance76 · 28 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 41 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance44 · 12 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
- 393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 16 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance15 · 14 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
52 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
14 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 197 total · 24 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2026 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2025 | TN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2024 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2024 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |