Bett-a-way Beverage Distributors 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
90 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 8
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
- 91
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 91
- Annualized
- ≈46 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving63 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 13 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
34 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 27, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
4 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 91 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2025 | NJ | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |