Cardella Trucking Co Inc
DBA CARDELLA WASTE SERVICES
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
61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 5
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
- 70
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 62
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 21 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 16 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving6 · 4 OOS
- 393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 26, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 57 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 17, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 26, 2023 | NY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 25, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 19, 2021 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2020 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 5, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 30, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |