S H CARTER DEVELOPMENT 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
60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 6
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
- 22
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 60
- Annualized
- ≈30 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 14 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 11 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 95 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 14, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2020 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2020 | SC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2019 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 12, 2017 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2017 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2016 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2012 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2012 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2011 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2010 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2007 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2007 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 9, 2007 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2007 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2006 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2006 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |