Kearny Steel Container Corp
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
39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 4
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
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 1, 2025. 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· 14 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2024 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2024 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2021 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2011 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2011 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 9, 2009 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2005 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2001 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 1998 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |