Carroll Independent Fuel LLC
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
321 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 23
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
- 46
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 324
- Annualized
- ≈162 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈3.5 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 13 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther8 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 516 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 85 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2025 | DE | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2025 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2024 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |