Preferred Cartage Service Inc
DBA PREFERRED CARTAGE
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
106 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 11
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
- 53
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 111
- Annualized
- ≈56 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 16, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 64 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2026 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2024 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2023 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2019 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2018 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2018 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2018 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2018 | KS | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2015 | KS | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2015 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2014 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2014 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2014 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2014 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2014 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |