Curtis & Son Vacuum Service Inc
DBA CURTIS & SON COMPANIES
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
71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 9
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
- 97
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 73
- Annualized
- ≈37 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 6 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 17, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 32 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 9, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 22, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 30, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 28, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 20, 2011 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |