Charles R Foster & Sons Logging LLC
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 Sep '25 · 3
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
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.8 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 Maintenance34 · 4 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 20 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 12 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 2, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 6, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2013 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2012 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 12, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2009 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2005 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2004 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2002 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2002 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |