CHARLES E IRELAND LLC
DBA IRELAND BROTHERS
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 May '26 · 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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 393.116 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.28 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 32 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 24 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2025 | OR | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2021 | OR | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2016 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2013 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2009 | OR | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 2, 2008 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2007 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2007 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2006 | OR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2005 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2005 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2005 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2003 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2002 | OR | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 20, 2002 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2002 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2001 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 1999 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 1999 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |