Denton Cartage Company 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
4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
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
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 5
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.5 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent May 15, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 68 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 18, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2021 | IL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2018 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2012 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2010 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2008 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2007 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2006 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |