Carrier profile · USDOT 1817105 · MC-662298 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PRINCIPLE ENTERPRISES LLC

49 power unitsavg 14.2 yrLocal · 2 statesCANTON, PA70/100
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-662298 INACTIVE
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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 13.5%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

17.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 9

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 49-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
49
Inspections · 24 mo
53
Annualized
≈27 / yr
Coverage
≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

1%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
17%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
28%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
  • 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 123 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 28 total · 3 in 24 mo

28
Total crashes
3
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
10
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251001
20244034
20232012
20223003
20211011
20201001
20191101
20182011
20172002
20153003
20142002
20122011
20112012
20102022
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 14, 2025PA00Yes
Sep 18, 2024PA02Yes
Sep 18, 2024PA02Yes
Jun 12, 2024PA02Yes
Jan 23, 2024PA00Yes
Aug 17, 2023PA00Yes
Jun 23, 2023PA01Yes
Dec 24, 2022PA00Yes
Jun 23, 2022PA00Yes
Apr 5, 2022PA00Yes
Jan 26, 2021PA01Yes
Feb 2, 2020PA00Yes
Mar 11, 2019PA10Yes
Nov 9, 2018PA00Yes
Jul 30, 2018PA01No
Oct 19, 2017NY00Yes
Oct 16, 2017PA00Yes
Dec 5, 2015PA00Yes
Jul 1, 2015PA00Yes
Apr 21, 2015PA00Yes
Jul 3, 2014PA00Yes
Feb 21, 2014NY00Yes
Dec 25, 2012VA00Yes
Jun 3, 2012PA01No
Oct 10, 2011FL00Yes