553562 Ontario Limited
DBA WS BELL CARTAGE
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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 34
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 17, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 22 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2017 | MI | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2015 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 15, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2011 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2010 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2007 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2006 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2005 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| Dec 3, 2003 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2001 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 9, 2001 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2000 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 22, 1997 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |