Federal Safety Dossier
Salem Carriers Inc
Winston Salem, NC · USDOT 229354 · 317 power units · large fleet
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12
Crashes · 24 mo
2
Fatal · 24 mo
1
Fatal · 6 mo
Self-insured
Insurance limit on file
Out-of-service inspection record
Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate — how often federal inspectors pulled this carrier's trucks or drivers off the road for safety violations.
Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 4.0% | NATL AVG: 14.4%
Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 0.2% | NATL AVG: 6.0%
At or below the national average (▸ marker).
Federal crash record · trailing 24 months
12 reportable crashes on file, including 2 fatal.
Fleet-wide averages don't decide individual cases. Liability turns on what this specific driver, dispatcher, and truck's logs show in the hours before your crash.
Liability Insurance Status
Liability insurance — the coverage this carrier has on file with federal regulators (filed under the federal category "BIPD," Bodily Injury & Property Damage).
Filed Liability Limit
Self-insured (federally authorized)
Claims backed by the carrier's own assets, not a third-party policy limit.
Primary Insurer
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ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 2 | SELF-INSURED: Yes
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USDOT 229354 · Salem Carriers Inc
FMCSA snapshot 2026-05-01 · metrics recomputed 2026-07-05
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Salem Carriers Inc
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2025 | WV | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 11, 2025 | NC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jun 3, 2025 | NC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Apr 15, 2025 | VA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 18, 2025 | NC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 28, 2025 | SC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 16, 2025 | NC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 9, 2024 | NC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 3, 2024 | NC | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jul 31, 2024 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
Oct 13, 2025
- State
- WV
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 11, 2025
- State
- NC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jun 3, 2025
- State
- NC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Apr 15, 2025
- State
- VA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 18, 2025
- State
- NC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 28, 2025
- State
- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 16, 2025
- State
- NC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 9, 2024
- State
- NC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 3, 2024
- State
- NC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jul 31, 2024
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (manual) · Data snapshot May 12, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 76 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 12 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 3 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 25% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.96) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-07-05 05:55:14 UTC