Carrier profile · USDOT 3327 · MC-145655 · Updated Jun 19, 2026

Tyson Foods Inc

DBA TYSON

3,466 power unitsavg 3.1 yrNational · 41 statesSPRINGDALE, AR88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145655 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkstyson.comFMCSA SAFER

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 14.5%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1,606 vehicle and 2,973 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

15.9% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

2,907 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 155

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3,466-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
3,466
Inspections · 24 mo
2,978
Annualized
≈1,489 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

44%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
30%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
22%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
30%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving938 · 1 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance272 · 243 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance184 · 90 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance130 · 31 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance60 · 0 OOS
  • 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance56 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance46 · 0 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance42 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance42 · 32 OOS
  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance37 · 2 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

241 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 1, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

150ELD device issues
19No log / no ELD
5False logs
42Drove over hours

Trending worse — 55% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 3,580 total · 223 in 24 mo

3,580
Total crashes
223
In last 24 mo
161
Fatal
1,570
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20265421851
2025126750121
2024106942100
202310052895
20228212580
2021116640113
20208923388
2019106133102
20189933498
20177943577
2016117345113
2015111546108
20149952797
2013125236125
2012102543101
20119233389
20108733787
2009104344100
200810144599
2007107639103
2006127962125
2005127268120
2004113847105
20039494289
2002113258103
20019355188
2000110664102
1999130772124
1998140781133
19978634684
19968764783
19958435080
19947244363
19935113143
19926243147
19913821728
19905142731
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 22, 2026AR00Yes
Jul 20, 2026AR01Yes
Jul 17, 2026VA01Yes
Jul 14, 2026SC01Yes
Jul 3, 2026NC00Yes
Jun 30, 2026AR00Yes
Jun 19, 2026OK00Yes
Jun 16, 2026LA00Yes
Jun 11, 2026AR00Yes
Jun 10, 2026AR01Yes
Jun 8, 2026TN00Yes
Jun 6, 2026MS00Yes
May 29, 2026AR00Yes
May 29, 2026GA00Yes
May 21, 2026TN00Yes
May 21, 2026TX00Yes
May 19, 2026NE00Yes
May 12, 2026GA00Yes
May 8, 2026AR00Yes
May 6, 2026TN00Yes
May 1, 2026TX01No
Apr 30, 2026PA00Yes
Apr 21, 2026IL01No
Apr 20, 2026IN01Yes
Apr 8, 2026AR00Yes