Transportation Carriers 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
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 399.207 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 11 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 59 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2020 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 22, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2012 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2007 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2006 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 3, 2004 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 15, 2004 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2003 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |