Caldwells 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
47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 6
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
- 93
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 65 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 20 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2025 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |