Piedmont Grading & Wrecking 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
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 13
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Oct 13, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 23 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 31, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 10, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2013 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2010 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2008 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2004 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2003 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2003 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2003 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2003 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2002 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 1994 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 1994 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |