FOREST RIVER COLONY
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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 4
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 20, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2017 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2011 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2010 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 16, 2009 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2008 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2007 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2006 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2005 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2005 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2005 | ND | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2004 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2002 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2001 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |