CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LLC
DBA SPECTRUM
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
351 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 24
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
- 6,001
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 365
- Annualized
- ≈183 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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 Driving132 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance54 · 10 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance40 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 11 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness16 · 8 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 14 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 278 total · 59 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2026 | OH | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2026 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2026 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2026 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2026 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2025 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2025 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |