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CARTER EXPRESS INC

  • 223337
  • 4020 W 73RD STREET
    ANDERSON, IN 46011
  • 905
  • 884
  • 964

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 02/18/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY
( 01/31/1996)

Out of Service Rates

Type OOS % National Avg %
Vehicle 7.4 21.4
Driver 0.2 6.0
Hazmat 0.0 4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 02/18/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type Yes/No MC#/MX#
Property Yes MC-158033
Passenger No
Household Goods No
Broker Yes MC-158033

Vehicle Maintenance

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On-Road Performance

1.38 How is the measure calculated?

Safety Event Group: 101-500 relevant vehicle inspections

Investigation Results

No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Carrier Measure Over Time

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Measure 1.28 1.28 1.40 1.35 1.32 1.38
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Violation Summary

Vehicle Maint. Violations: 144

Violations Description # Violations # OOS Violations Violation Severity Weight
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 9 1 4
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 8 1 2
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 6 1 4
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 5 0 4
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 5 5 8
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 5 3 6
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 5 0 2
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 5 0 4
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 4 0 6
393.25(f) Stop lamp violations 3 3 6
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit 3 1 4
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 3 0 4
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 3 0 4
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 3 0 1
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 3 0 8
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 3 0 2
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 3 0 6
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 3 0 4
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 2 0 3
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 2 1 7
393.45B2-B Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 2 0 4
393.45UV Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle 2 1 4
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 2 1 4
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 2 0 4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS 2 2 8
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 2 0 1
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. 2 0 1
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 0 2
393.9B-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on. 2 2 6
396.5B-HLIW Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel 2 1 2
396.5B-HWSL Hubs - Wheel seal leaking. 2 2 2
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 1 0 1
392.7(a) Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection 1 0 4
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 1 1
393.11RT Retroreflective material not affixed as required for trailers manufactured after December 1993 1 0 3
393.203(c) Hood not securely fastened 1 0 2
393.203A-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken. 1 0 2
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 1 1 2
393.23 Required lamp not powered by vehicle electric 1 1 2
393.23PT All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection 1 1 2
393.25(e) Lamp not steady burning 1 0 6
393.28 Improper or no wiring protection as required 1 0 3
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 1 0 4
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 1 0 4
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 1 0 4
393.45DCUV Brake Connections with Constrictions Under Vehicle 1 1 4
393.47A-BDRF Brake - Drum or rotor (disc) missing or in danger of falling away. 1 1 4
393.47B-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on the same axle other than a steering axle. 1 0 4
393.48A-BLMACBD Drum Brake - Loose chamber/spider/camshaft support bracket. 1 0 4
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 1 0 4
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 1 0 4
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 1 0 4
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 0 1
393.75(a)(2) Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 1 1 8
393.75A3-TFL Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 1 1 8
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps 1 1 6
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 1 0 6
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 1 0 6
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 1 0 6
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 1 0 2
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 1 0 2
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 1 1 6
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 1 0 2
396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 1 1 0
396.3A1-AASGMD-L6 Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. 1 0 3
396.3A1-BNMH Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake. 1 1 4
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 1 0 3
396.5-HL Hubs - Leaking hub. 1 1 2
396.5A-HNLOW Hubs - No visible or measurable lubricant showing in the hub - outer wheel 1 1 2
396.5B-HWSLIW Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel 1 0 2

Inspection History

Vehicle Inspections: 479

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Inspection Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Type Severity Weight
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Time Weight
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Total Weight
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Sum of measure weights Sum of measure weights 648 798 1,105
TotW TiW
=
1,105 798
= 1.38
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*** The sum of all violation severity weights (violation weight + out-of-service) for this inspection has been capped at 30.

Investigation Results

Vehicle Maint. Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Vehicle Maintenance Acute/Critical Violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

  • 12/14/2023 (Non-Ratable Review)
  • 964
    • 760
    • 204
  • : 55

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 02/18/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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