TRANS-CONTINENTAL SYSTEMS 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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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
- 60
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 17, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 166 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 7, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2017 | IL | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2017 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2016 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2015 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2015 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |