TALON LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC
DBA TALON LOGISTICS SERVICES
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
38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 6
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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 39
- Annualized
- ≈20 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 27, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 39 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2019 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2017 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2015 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 21, 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2015 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2014 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2013 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2012 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |