Specialized Machinery Transport 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
11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 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
- 11
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Nov 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2015 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2015 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2012 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 1, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2010 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 16, 2009 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2007 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2005 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2003 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2003 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2001 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2000 | DE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 1, 1999 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 1992 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |