Carolina Pole 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
60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 7
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
- 42
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 61
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent May 14, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 32 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2023 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2019 | NC | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2018 | AL | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 19, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 4, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 1, 2017 | VA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2017 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2016 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2016 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2015 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2015 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2014 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2013 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |