Fortune Plastic and Metal 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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3
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
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 43 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2012 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2011 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2010 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2008 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2007 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2007 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2005 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2004 | RI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 20, 2004 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2004 | MA | 0 | 6 | Yes |