Garda Cl Northwest 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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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
- 196
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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 Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 12 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 80 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2026 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2026 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2026 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2025 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2024 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2023 | UT | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2022 | OR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2021 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2020 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2020 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 11, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2019 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2017 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2016 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2015 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |