Carrier profile · USDOT 1876694 · MC-718255 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CUSTER'S GARAGE

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesPOTTSTOWN, PA94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-718255 ACTIVE

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 6.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

6.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
official FMCSA
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
10%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
14%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 25 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 15 total · 2 in 24 mo

15
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
5
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261011
20251010
20241001
20232012
20222012
20211001
20201001
20181001
20171001
20161001
20151001
20141011
20051001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 18, 2026PA01Yes
Apr 30, 2025PA01No
Jan 11, 2024PA00Yes
Oct 17, 2023PA00Yes
Jan 4, 2023PA01Yes
Dec 20, 2022PA00Yes
May 4, 2022PA01Yes
Jan 5, 2021PA00Yes
Jan 21, 2020PA00Yes
Dec 10, 2018PA00Yes
Aug 29, 2017PA00Yes
Apr 12, 2016PA00Yes
Jan 7, 2015PA00Yes
May 20, 2014PA01Yes
Jan 31, 2005PA00Yes