Charles H Carter & Son 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
42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5
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
- 48
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 43
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving69 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 24, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 62 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2024 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 25, 2022 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2022 | IL | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2021 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2018 | IL | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2017 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2015 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |