Tennessee Aluminum Processors 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 6, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 21 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2023 | TN | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2017 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2014 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2014 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2011 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2009 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2009 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2009 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2008 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2008 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2007 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2004 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 1995 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 1995 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |