SYSCO CHARLOTTE LLC
DBA SYSCO FOODS
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
79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 10
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
- 110
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 79
- Annualized
- ≈40 / 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.3 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 114 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 98 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | NC | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2017 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2017 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |