The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
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
26 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
- 135
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 19, 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· 46 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2026 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2021 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2019 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2014 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2012 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2011 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2011 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 25, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2008 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |