Palmetto Corp of Conway
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
221 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 17
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
- 395
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 229
- Annualized
- ≈115 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving117 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness12 · 10 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 378 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 111 total · 15 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2026 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 14, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2024 | SC | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 2, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2023 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |