K T Charboneau Trucking 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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 23, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 24 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2013 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2006 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2005 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2003 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2003 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2001 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2000 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2000 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 1999 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 1998 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 1998 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |