ARDWIN INC
DBA ARDWIN FREIGHT
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 9
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 88
- Annualized
- ≈44 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.8 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 21, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 63 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2022 | CA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2022 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2021 | OR | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 1, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2019 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2019 | OR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2017 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2017 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2017 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2016 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2016 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |