Yates 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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 2
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
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 19 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 15 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 30, 2003 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 7, 2002 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2002 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 1998 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 1997 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 1997 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |