Sugarcreek Cartage Company 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
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3
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
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 1, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 47 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2023 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2015 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 21, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 11, 2015 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2013 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |