Paragon Building Products Incorporated
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
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 23 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2010 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2006 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2005 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2005 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2004 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2001 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 1999 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 1999 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 1999 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 1998 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 1997 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |