UNITED SHELLFISH 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
58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 8
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
- 23
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 64
- Annualized
- ≈32 / 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 108 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2026 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 14, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2022 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2016 | MD | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2016 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2016 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2011 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2010 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2002 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2000 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 1994 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |