Sun Valley 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
9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 2
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
- 4
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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 Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 8, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 14 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2020 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2019 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 14, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |