Triangle Chemical 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
53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5
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
- 77
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 54
- Annualized
- ≈27 / 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 17, 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.
Crash history· 21 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2010 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2009 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2008 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2007 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2007 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2005 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2004 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2001 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 1996 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 1994 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 1994 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 1994 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |