Middlesboro Coca-cola Bottling Works
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
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '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
- 52
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 50
- Annualized
- ≈25 / 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 79 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 28 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2019 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2018 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2016 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2012 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2010 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2010 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2009 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2009 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 24, 2008 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 15, 2006 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2006 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2006 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |