Joule Yacht Transport 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 Sep '24 · 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
- 21
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 36
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
11 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 22, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 78% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 64 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2026 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 6, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2017 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2013 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2013 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2012 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2009 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2009 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2009 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2009 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2008 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2008 | RI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |