CARMEN TRANSPORT
Legal: 933796 ONTARIO INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revoked 4 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202663 inspections · 14 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1395.8E1PCHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
21
3× · sev 7
- 2392.2-SLLS4Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
10
1× · sev 10
- 3392.2-INATUnsafe Driving
Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
5
1× · sev 5
- 4393.45D-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
4
1× · sev 4
- 5392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
3
1× · sev 3
- 6395.24D-ELDPTHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t
3
1× · sev 3
- 7392.2-SLLTL
State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation
2
2×
- 8392.2-SLLUPUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
1
1× · sev 1
- 9395.24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
1
1× · sev 1
- 10392.2-SLLIFTA
State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- NY6
- MI3
- MD2
- SC2
- GA2
- KY2
- TN2
- MO2
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 8% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 24%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 17%
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone1× · 12%
- 392.2-INATDriver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving1× · 18%
- 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway1× · 2%
- 392.2PKUnlawfully parking and/or leaving vehicle in the roadway1× · 1%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation3× · 15%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 36% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E1PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS3× · 66%
- 395.20BELDNVHOS (ELD) - The ELD display screen is not viewable by an authorized official without entering the CMV1× · 16%
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t1× · 14%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner1× · 5%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 7% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative2× · 27%
- 393.11B-CSRIGRRConspicuity Systems - Trailers, rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 19931× · 14%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
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.
- 392.2-SLLIFTAState/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
- 392.2-SLLTLState/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
- 393.60EWindshield - Obstructed
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA90 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 60 more.
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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
4
Tow-away
4
Injury
2
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi52 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi25 drivers
- Company officer
- VINCE TARANTINI
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1999-07-09
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-01-07
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 84 trucks · 68 owned tractors · 223 owned trailers · 16 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or phone numbers with 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
28 events- 07/07/2026Insurance filed — Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 800238116
- 07/07/2026Insurance ended — The Guarantee Company of North America USA
policy WM7255998
- 01/07/2026MCS-150 update filed
6.1M mi reported (2025)
- 07/24/2020PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
- 07/07/2020Insurance filed — The Guarantee Company of North America USA
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy WM7255998
- 04/05/2015Insurance cancelled — NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy 2005045
- 03/09/2015Insurance filed — Old Republic Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91 · policy T70031
- 03/09/2015Insurance ended — Old Republic Insurance Company
policy T70031
- 03/09/2015Insurance replaced — NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy 2005045
- 03/08/2013Insurance replaced — NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy 2005045
- 04/15/2012Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 321-850040
- 03/09/2012Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133-850039
- 04/22/2009Insurance name changed — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133-850039
- 03/20/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2009)
- 03/20/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2009)
- 03/20/2009Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133-850039
- 03/08/2009Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133-850039
- 03/08/2007Insurance replaced — RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TPO 203313
- 06/13/2003COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2003)
- 06/13/2003CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2003)
- 05/18/2003Insurance cancelled — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 41075616
- 12/12/2002PROPERTY BROKER — DISMISSED
- 12/04/2002Insurance replaced — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 81917647
- 11/22/2002MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 11/08/2002MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 03/08/2002Insurance replaced — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 819 176 47
- 10/07/1999MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
- 07/09/1999Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-01-07
- Reported mileage
- 6,123,647 mi (2025)
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