CARTY & CARTY 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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3
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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-08-01
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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.80 Rear-vision mirrorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 32 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 89 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2008 | KY | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2008 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2008 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2008 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2008 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2008 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2008 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2008 | KY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2008 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2007 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2007 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2007 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2007 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2007 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2007 | TN | 0 | 6 | No |
| Mar 16, 2007 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2007 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2006 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2006 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2006 | KY | 0 | 5 | Yes |