Paragon Wholesale Foods Corp
DBA FRESHPOINT PARAGON FOODS
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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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
- 34
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 29
- Annualized
- ≈15 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.50 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 52 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 32 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2025 | OH | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2025 | PA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2018 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 9, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2014 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| Dec 17, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2012 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2011 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2010 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2010 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2006 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2003 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |