STRUCTURAL METALS 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
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
- 117
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 184
- Annualized
- ≈92 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance25 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 10 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent 05/27/2026. 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.
Crash history· 118 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19/2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| 06/17/2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 02/04/2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 11/20/2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/13/2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/02/2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/02/2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 06/18/2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/23/2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 06/22/2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/13/2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| 03/02/2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/18/2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/14/2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 07/26/2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/26/2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 03/29/2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 09/29/2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/29/2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/15/2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/06/2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/25/2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| 07/26/2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/28/2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 05/08/2018 | TX | 0 | 8 | Yes |