Central Air Freight Services 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
66 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 18
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 66
- Annualized
- ≈33 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.8 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 376.11 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 5, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 29 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2013 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2010 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2008 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 4, 2005 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2004 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2002 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2001 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Oct 20, 2000 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 1999 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |