Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Co 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
22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 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
- 48
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 22
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 390.3 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 34 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 31 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2024 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2022 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2018 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2017 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 7, 2012 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2010 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2009 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2007 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2007 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2006 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |