Ups Cartage Services 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
289 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 20
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
- 626
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 295
- Annualized
- ≈148 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving53 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance45 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Sep 15, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 238 total · 20 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2025 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2024 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2023 | GA | 0 | 2 | No |