Chatham Steel Corporation
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
48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4
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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 50
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 3, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 59 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 31, 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2018 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2018 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2017 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2016 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2014 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |