Joseph P Carrara & Sons 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
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 5
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
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 37
- Annualized
- ≈19 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 65 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 33 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2024 | VT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2023 | VT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2019 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2018 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2017 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2014 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2012 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2011 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2011 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2010 | VT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2010 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2010 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2010 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 4, 2010 | VT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2008 | MA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2008 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2007 | VT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2007 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2007 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2006 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2005 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2005 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2005 | VT | 0 | 2 | Yes |