TQ Logistics 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
179 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 18
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
- 188
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 186
- Annualized
- ≈93 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving50 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
4 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 125 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2026 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 21, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 24, 2024 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2022 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2021 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |