The Inland Sea 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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4
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
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.3 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 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 15, 2026. 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· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2011 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2010 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2007 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2002 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2001 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 1996 | CO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 1994 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 1994 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 1993 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 1993 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 1991 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |