World Fuel Services Inc
DBA CARTER ENERGY
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
174 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 17
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
- 82
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 184
- Annualized
- ≈92 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 11 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther6 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent May 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 94 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2025 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2024 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2024 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2023 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 25, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 13, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |