JOSEPH KARATAS

USDOT 2641367 • DBA: OCEAN STONE & FIREPLACE • 180 LONG ISLAND AVE, HOLTSVILLE, NY, 11742

ACTIVE
Authority:None on file
Insurance:None on file
BOC-3:Not on file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
2,641,367
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Phone
6312895490
Power Units (MCS-150)
4
Drivers (MCS-150)
4
MCS-150 Mileage
75,000
Physical Address
180 LONG ISLAND AVE, HOLTSVILLE, NY, 11742
Contact

Risk Signals1 flagged

MEDIUM
Elevated vehicle OOS rate: 50.0%
National average is 23.4%. This carrier's vehicle OOS rate is 26.6 percentage points above average.

Signals are auto-detected from FMCSA public records. This is not a regulatory determination.

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority
0
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
0
Insurance Policies
None on file
BOC-3 Filing
Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

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Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
0%
Drugs / Alcohol
0%
Hours of Service
N/A
Unsafe Driving
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance
13%

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
2
Violations
8
1 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
50.0%
Above nat'l avg (23.4%)
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
4
Drivers (MCS-150)
4
Crash Records
1

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

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Aug
1
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Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 2 of 2 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

1 state2 inspections

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Violation Summary (8 violations from 2 inspections)

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Violation Summary (8 violations from 2 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:392.2Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued208Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.75(a)(3)Tire-flat and/or audible air leak11Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.95(a)Emergency equipment - fire extinguisher missing/defective105Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.78Windshield condition defective104Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:390.21(b)USDOT number not displayed103General/Admin
FMCSR:392.16(b)Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)103Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:391.41(a)(1)391.41(a)(1)10Driver Fitness

Inspection History (2 inspections)

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Inspection History (2 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Sep 17, 202482714426YAPHANK (EB)NYLevel 2FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK5393.75(a)(3), 392.2, 393.95(a)Yes
Aug 19, 202379453126PATCHOGUENYLevel 3FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK3392.2, 392.16(b), 391.41(a)(1)No

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

1 total · 100.0% OOS
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InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

Violations by BASIC category

Recent Crashes

1 crash record from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
1
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Tow-Aways
1

Crash History (1 records)

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Crash History (1 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
Oct 8, 2015NYTOW00

Compliance Timeline

1 event merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Oct 8, 2015
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries

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