Forrest Trucking 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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
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
- 52
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / 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.
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 36 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 34 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |