Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co
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
256 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 18
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
- 84
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 261
- Annualized
- ≈131 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.6 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 Driving85 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance33 · 13 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 31 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
49 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 2, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
15 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 74 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 26, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2024 | AZ | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2023 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2023 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2022 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2021 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2020 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |