Bill Polkinhorn Incorporated
DBA GOLDEN WEST TRANSPORT
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
222 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 23
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 228
- Annualized
- ≈114 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈9.5 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 Driving27 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance27 · 7 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 11 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 6, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2009 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2008 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2006 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2004 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2003 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2003 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 1999 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 1998 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 1997 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 1996 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |