VGT Transportation 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
135 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 14
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 136
- Annualized
- ≈68 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.3 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 Driving55 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 13 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
50 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 29, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
11 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 20 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2024 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2022 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2022 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2021 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2020 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |