Carl R Smith Inc
DBA P R S TRANSIT
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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4
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
- 32
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 19, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 26 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2021 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 19, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2008 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2007 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2007 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2006 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 9, 2005 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 16, 2003 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2001 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 1998 | PA | 1 | 0 | Yes |