Thomas Truck Lines 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
11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 28, 2026. 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· 29 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | AL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2017 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2015 | GA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2014 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2013 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2012 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2008 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2003 | AL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2003 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2002 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2002 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2000 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 24, 2000 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |