UPSTAGING 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
139 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 14
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
- 195
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 142
- Annualized
- ≈71 / 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 127 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2025 | PA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Nov 14, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2022 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2022 | NM | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2020 | NY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 2, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 23, 2019 | FL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2019 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2019 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |