Southwest Interstate Transportation 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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4
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
- 19
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 22, 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 75 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2013 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2013 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 11, 2011 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |