Area Storage & Transfer Inc
DBA AREA
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
116 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 12
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
- 149
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 119
- Annualized
- ≈60 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving48 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 13 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 14 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
26 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 11, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 54% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 182 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 21, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2025 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2024 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2024 | NY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2024 | NY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 9, 2024 | NY | 0 | 3 | No |
| Jun 6, 2024 | NY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 10, 2024 | NY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 12, 2024 | NY | 0 | 3 | No |
| Jan 7, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 3, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2023 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2023 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2023 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2022 | PA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Dec 8, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |