Carrier profile · USDOT 565189 · MC-1067543 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

AUSTON CONTRACTING INC

6 power unitsavg 6.4 yrRegional · 3 statesJOPPA, MD86/100

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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 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

42.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 27.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

62%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

58%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

65%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 49 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2022	1	0	0	1
2012	1	0	0	1
2010	2	0	1	2
2009	2	1	1	1
2007	1	0	1	1
2006	2	0	2	2
2005	1	0	0	1
2004	1	0	0	1
2001	2	0	1	2

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Sep 2, 2022	MD	0	0	Yes
Aug 16, 2012	MD	0	0	Yes
Nov 12, 2010	MD	0	0	Yes
Aug 9, 2010	MD	0	1	Yes
Oct 21, 2009	PA	0	1	No
May 4, 2009	MD	1	0	Yes
Jan 24, 2007	MD	0	1	Yes
Aug 21, 2006	MD	0	1	Yes
Apr 27, 2006	MD	0	1	Yes
Sep 26, 2005	MD	0	0	Yes
Aug 19, 2004	MD	0	0	Yes
Oct 2, 2001	MD	0	1	Yes
Jan 27, 2001	MD	0	0	Yes