CSA
UnknownUSDOT 42436· CARRIER· EIN 41493810
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KARAS & KARAS GLASS CO INC

455 DORCHESTER AVE, SOUTH BOSTON, MA, 02127(617) 268-8800jwyatt@karasglass.comJAN WYATT
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
10%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
4.3%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle10 inspections · 10% OOS · National 22%
Driver23 inspections · 4.3% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

23 inspections · 17 violations (2 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.

23
Inspections
17
Violations
2
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

10
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • VT9
  • NY5
  • NH5
  • MA5
  • ME3

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Seat belt violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 52% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing2 violations (24 mo)
Seat belt1 viol68%
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 68%
Phone / texting1 viol32%
  • 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone1× · 32%
What to do
  • Zero-tolerance belt policy; verify with in-cab camera or spot checks
Projected estimatecould improve up to 23 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Holding steady
2
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Where the violations are
Unsafe Driving 100%
Focus here first
1Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 100% of recent
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

27
Inspections
17
Violations
2
Out-of-service
74
CSA points
1
Crashes
5
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

10 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

7 incomplete vehicle 3 truck
2025 ISUZU NRRseen 5×
54DE5W1D7SSR01090· R61353 MA
2022 ISUZU NRRseen 4×
JALE5W160N7304679· W61599 MA
1996 KENWORTH T600seen 4×
2NK4HJ7X3TM215994· 1AG39C MA
2018 KENWORTH T3 Seriesseen 3×
2NKHHJ7X6JM179278· 1360A MA
2020 KENWORTH T880seen 3×
1NKZLP0X5LJ418216· 2303B MA
2022 ISUZU NPR-HDseen 2×
54DC4W1D1NS200589· W73705 MA
2024 ISUZU NRRseen 2×
54DE5W1D1RSR00463· X52675 MA
2022 FORD Transitseen 2×
1FTRS4XG5NKA34751· CE745879 MA
2022 FORD Transit
1FTRS4UG4NKA82620· S30963 MA
2023 FORD Transit
1FTRS4X84PKA13112· T91463 MA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
12
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
5
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
Company officer
JAN WYATT
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
7997406
Registered since
1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update
2025-07-15
Census status
Active

Fleet: 12 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 07/15/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2024)

  2. 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Conditional
Type
Compliance review
Rated
1988-03-25
Last review
1987-11-23
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-07-15
Reported mileage
255,708 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 1:38 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.