Central Ohio Contractors 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
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
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 28 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 30 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2019 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 13, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 10, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 7, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2007 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 26, 2005 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2003 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 11, 2003 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 31, 2003 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2001 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |