Charleston Steel & Metal
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
15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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
- 29
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 15 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 27 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 22 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2019 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2019 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2019 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2018 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2016 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2016 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2015 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2010 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2010 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2009 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2009 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2004 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2003 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 1998 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 1998 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 1996 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |