GTS TRANSPORTATION LLC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202626 inspections · 106 violations (22 OOS) · 44% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.48A-BIHEVehicle Maintenance
Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle.
44
11× · sev 4
- 2395.8E-HOSPDHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
14
2× · sev 7
- 3395.24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
13
13× · sev 1
- 4393.43D-BVehicle Maintenance3 OOS
Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly
12
3× · sev 4
- 5395.30B1-ELDDFRHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
6
6× · sev 1
- 6392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
6
2× · sev 3
- 7395.30B2-ELDDFC24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.
5
5× · sev 1
- 8393.48A
Inoperative/defective brakes
4
4×
- 9393.95A1Vehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
4
2× · sev 2
- 10396.3A1-BOS3 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
3
3×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TN7
- MS3
- OK2
- GA2
- AL2
- MN2
- KY2
- IL1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
High impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 81% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation2× · 30%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other2× · 30%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 20%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 97% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain4× · 24%
- 395.8F1-HOSMHOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Time:2× · 9%
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed1× · 6%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner13× · 18%
- 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.6× · 8%
- 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.5× · 7%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDITHOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time1× · 4%
- 395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time1× · 3%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim1× · 3%
- 392.3-FFatigue - Operating a commercial motor vehicle while impaired, through fatigue.1× · 6%
- 395.24C2IIIDriver failed to manually add shipping document number1× · 1%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 20% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
A high share of violations are occurring in Mobile County, AL
Medium impact20 of 81 violations in the last 12 months (25%) came from inspections in Mobile County, AL. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Mobile County, AL to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Drugs / alcohol violations are the leading contributor to Controlled Substances/Alcohol
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 44% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.4A-UIDriver on duty and under the influence of, or using a narcotic drug / amphetamine, which renders the driver incapable of safe operation1× · 100%
- Reinforce the testing program and zero-tolerance policy
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 73% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.48A-BIHEHydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle.11× · 41%
- 393.43D-BBrake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly4× · 19%
- 393.43DBMABrake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle2× · 9%
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection2× · 6%
- 393.95A1Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.2× · 4%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.81-HHorn - Inoperative or defective
- Tighten pre-trip/post-trip DVIR discipline and the PM schedule
- Fix defects before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA14 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi8 drivers
- Company officer
- EHLOSSES MENDOZA
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 81824188
- Registered since
- 2023-05-03
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-01-05
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 6 trucks.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or addresses with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
11 events- 04/21/2026Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MIT-UKNAP2300164-1811
- 03/27/2026Insurance filed — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy MIT-UKNAP2300164-1811
- 03/27/2026Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MIT-UKNAP2300164-1811
- 03/25/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/30/2026)
- 01/05/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2025)
- 11/01/2025Insurance cancelled — SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 93-11262297
- 09/19/2025Insurance replaced — SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 01-C-11262297
- 08/30/2024Insurance replaced — SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 01-C11262297
- 06/11/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 06/12/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
- 05/03/2023Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-01-05
- Reported mileage
- 135,000 mi (2025)
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