Targa Transport 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
134 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 12
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
- 155
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 134
- Annualized
- ≈67 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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.
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 5, 2025. 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· 117 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 21, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2023 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2021 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |