T T & E Iron & Metal LLC
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
39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 5
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.7 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 57 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 15 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 7, 2021 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | NC | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 21, 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 19, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 21, 2009 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2007 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2007 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 30, 2003 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2001 | NC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 1999 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |