Farwest Steel Corporation
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
79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 10
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
- 70
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 83
- Annualized
- ≈42 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 34 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2023 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2023 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2023 | OR | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 7, 2021 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2020 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2018 | CA | 0 | 7 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2017 | WA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| May 16, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2015 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2015 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2012 | OR | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2010 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2009 | OR | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2006 | OR | 0 | 4 | Yes |