Classic Carriers Inc
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
120 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 10
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
- 95
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 124
- Annualized
- ≈62 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 31, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 196 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2026 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2026 | NV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 21, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2022 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2022 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 15, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |