Rose Cartage Service 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
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2
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
- 26
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / 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.
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.80 Texting while drivingUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 29, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 59 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2024 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2021 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 18, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2014 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 15, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2011 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2010 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2009 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2008 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2007 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |