Southern Star Transport Ltd
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
553 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 43
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
- 114
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 556
- Annualized
- ≈278 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.4 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 Maintenance144 · 17 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance134 · 9 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance127 · 67 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance117 · 34 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving95 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance58 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance49 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance47 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance38 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance34 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 16, 2025. 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.
Crash history· 79 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 15, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 13, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 28, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 26, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 8, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 2, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 2, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |