Fourteenth Avenue Cartage Co 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
86 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 7
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
- 78
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 91
- Annualized
- ≈46 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance35 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 18 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 28, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 137 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2024 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 7, 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 29, 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 5, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |