Southern Cal Transport Co
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
127 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 10
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
- 90
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 131
- Annualized
- ≈66 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving41 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 12 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 7, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 129 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2026 | OR | 1 | 0 | No |
| Mar 11, 2026 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2026 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2024 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2024 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2024 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2022 | OR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 24, 2022 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2022 | ID | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2021 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 21, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |