Blue Water Trucking Inc
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
138 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 11
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
- 209
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 142
- Annualized
- ≈71 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving84 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 23, 2026. 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· 221 total · 17 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2024 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2023 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2023 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |