Cason Transport 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
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 6
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 51
- Annualized
- ≈26 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 28, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 80% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 30 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2021 | MA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 20, 2019 | WV | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2016 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2014 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2014 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2013 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2011 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2009 | NY | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2009 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2008 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2007 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2007 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2006 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2005 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2005 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2005 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2002 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2002 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |