Champion Cartage Co 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
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 2
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 24, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 16 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2025 | TX | 1 | 0 | No |
| May 10, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2009 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2009 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2008 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2007 | TX | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2005 | TX | 0 | 3 | No |
| Feb 1, 2005 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2003 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |