Tri-state Commodities 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
64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 7
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
- 43
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 68
- Annualized
- ≈34 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
24 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 27, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 47 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2025 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2024 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2024 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2020 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2019 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2019 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2018 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2017 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2017 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2016 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2014 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2011 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2011 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2010 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2006 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2004 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2004 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2003 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2003 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2003 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |