CHARLES MOORE 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
9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 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
- 13
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 9
- Annualized
- ≈5 / 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.
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 10, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2023 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2023 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2022 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2021 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2017 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2013 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2010 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2006 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2003 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2002 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2001 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2000 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |