Carolina Environmental Response Team 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.
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
17 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
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 35 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2018 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2017 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |