Colwell Construction 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
4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 4
- Annualized
- ≈2 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 10 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 21 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2022 | NC | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2016 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2014 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2009 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2008 | GA | 0 | 7 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2006 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2005 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 2, 2004 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2002 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2001 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 1998 | GA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 1997 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 1997 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 1994 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 1994 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |