Carrier profile · USDOT 3537161 · MC-1179648 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

US DAR LLC

1 power unitavg 4.8 yrNational · 33 statesMASON, OH0/100
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1179648 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER
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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.

Active federal out-of-service order — do not tender

Denial of Access · ordered Mar 30, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 30.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 9.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 78 vehicle and 142 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

47.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 32.8 pts 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

139 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 19

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.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈71.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
1
Inspections · 24 mo
142
Annualized
≈71 / yr
Coverage
≈71.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

98%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
92%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
86%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
62%
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 Driving59 · 1 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 22 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 7 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 4 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness7 · 6 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

36 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 9, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

17ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
9False logs
9Drove over hours

Trending worse — 82% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 12 total · 9 in 24 mo

12
Total crashes
9
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
3
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20259129
20242012
20231001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 7, 2025UT00Yes
Apr 7, 2025NV00Yes
Mar 14, 2025KS00Yes
Mar 14, 2025KS00Yes
Mar 14, 2025KS00Yes
Mar 14, 2025KS02Yes
Mar 14, 2025KS10Yes
Feb 19, 2025TN00Yes
Jan 5, 2025KY01Yes
Jul 14, 2024TX00Yes
Feb 18, 2024PA02Yes
Aug 4, 2023CA00Yes