Ford Storage & Moving Company
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
72 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 6
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
- 235
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 75
- Annualized
- ≈38 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 125 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2025 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2024 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2023 | MO | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2022 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2022 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2021 | IA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2020 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2020 | IA | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |