Cavanaugh Trucking 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
37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 5
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
- 26
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 37
- Annualized
- ≈19 / 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 25, 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 58 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2025 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2025 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 15, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | PA | 0 | 17 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 12, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2016 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2012 | DE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 16, 2010 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |