FRATE HOLDING CO
DBA FRATE 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
31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6
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
- 19
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 24, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 25 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2022 | WV | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2020 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2016 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 18, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2014 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2010 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2006 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2005 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 29, 2005 | OH | 1 | 0 | No |
| May 5, 2005 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2005 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2004 | KY | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2003 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2002 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2002 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |