Viking Transport 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
143 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 13
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
- 97
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 148
- Annualized
- ≈74 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Maintenance23 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 3, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 33 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2023 | LA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Apr 6, 2023 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2022 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 21, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2019 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2018 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 28, 2018 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2014 | MS | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2014 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 18, 2012 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2011 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2008 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2005 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |