Carrier profile · USDOT 268896 · MC-155550 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Central Trucking Inc

154 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 18 statesEDINBURGH, IN88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-155550 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 9.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 173 vehicle and 304 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

12.8% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

297 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 17

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 154-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
154
Inspections · 24 mo
305
Annualized
≈153 / yr
Coverage
≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

70%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
44%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
Driver Fitness
.01measure
SMS · per-BASIC
12%
Controlled Substances
Vektor peer est.
22%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving130 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 10 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 9 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
  • 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

40 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

22ELD device issues
3No log / no ELD
0False logs
13Drove over hours

Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 425 total · 13 in 24 mo

425
Total crashes
13
In last 24 mo
22
Fatal
157
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20259059
2024150515
20239129
20225215
2021101210
20208037
2019100210
20189039
2017121312
2016131213
2015152414
2014170417
2013190819
2012110211
2011150215
2010120612
20097027
2008150814
2007121712
2006101310
20057047
20042221019
20032311120
20022831527
2001230821
2000294826
1999181416
19987066
19974023
19968027
19958167
19943022
19934031
19925011
19912012
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Feb 2, 2026AZ00Yes
Sep 30, 2025AZ01Yes
Aug 17, 2025IN01Yes
Jun 19, 2025OK01Yes
Feb 21, 2025CA01Yes
Feb 2, 2025NV00Yes
Jan 31, 2025IL00Yes
Jan 15, 2025CA00Yes
Jan 12, 2025MO02Yes
Jan 5, 2025IL00Yes
Dec 7, 2024OK00Yes
Sep 30, 2024IL02Yes
Sep 14, 2024IL01Yes
Aug 11, 2024OK00Yes
Aug 2, 2024AZ00Yes
Jul 29, 2024CA00Yes
Jul 22, 2024CA00Yes
Jul 21, 2024AZ01Yes
Jul 21, 2024AZ00Yes
Jul 18, 2024NV03Yes
May 26, 2024NM00Yes
May 20, 2024MO01Yes
May 16, 2024MO00Yes
Feb 16, 2024IN00Yes
Feb 11, 2024TX00Yes