CHRISTENSEN INC
DBA RE POWELL DIST GENERAL TRANSPORT CO DON THOMAS PETROLEUM
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
109 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 12
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
- 40
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 113
- Annualized
- ≈57 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther4 · 4 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 5, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 53 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2025 | WA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2025 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2018 | WA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2014 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2013 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |