TRANS SERVICES 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
75 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 8
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
- 47
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 84
- Annualized
- ≈42 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Maintenance18 · 7 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 11 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 14, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 83% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 42 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2023 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 20, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2019 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2015 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2013 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2013 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2013 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2011 | KS | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2011 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2010 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2009 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2008 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2007 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2006 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2006 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |