Canada Dry Potomac Corp
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
55 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 7
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
- 154
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 60
- Annualized
- ≈30 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 98 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 98 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2025 | DC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 17, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2022 | DC | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 9, 2021 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2020 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2020 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2020 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |