Nick's Carting 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
8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
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
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 11 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 14 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2025 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2025 | CT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 31, 2023 | CT | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 21, 2021 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2020 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2019 | CT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 22, 2019 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2018 | CT | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 25, 2017 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2016 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2015 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2006 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2000 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2000 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |