Carl's Towing Service & Repair Inc
DBA J&B TOWING
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
5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2
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
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 14 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 11 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2021 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2004 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2001 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |