C W Matthews Contracting Company Inc
DBA BAKER A DIVISION OF C W MATTHEWS CONTRACTING COMPANY 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
40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 5
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
- 317
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 42
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 177.834 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 79 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 97 total · 12 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2025 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 28, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2024 | GA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 5, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |