Caramex Logistics 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.
Active federal out-of-service order — do not tender
90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Nov 17, 2025
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
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
95 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 13
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 100
- Annualized
- ≈50 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.5 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 Driving57 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance22 · 8 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 13 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
49 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 25, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 74% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 21 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2025 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2025 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2023 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2022 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2022 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |