Upstate Trucking 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
35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 36
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 177.834 Other violationOther4 · 4 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 177.801 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 65 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2022 | NC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2020 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2019 | SC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2019 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2018 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 18, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2015 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2012 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 18, 2010 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2007 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2004 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 5, 2003 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 1999 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 1997 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 1996 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 1996 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |