CHEP USA
DBA CHEP
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
218 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 19
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
- 210
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 226
- Annualized
- ≈113 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 10 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 24, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 22 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2025 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2024 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2022 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2017 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2010 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 1999 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |