Earl T Wadhams 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
95 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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
- 175
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 97
- Annualized
- ≈49 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving48 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 12 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 7, 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· 118 total · 13 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2026 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2025 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2024 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 24, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2023 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2023 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2023 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2023 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |