Golden Hawk Transportation Co
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
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5
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
- 51
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 38
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.132 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 28, 2025. 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 107 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 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2021 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2020 | OH | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2018 | AR | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2018 | AR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 29, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2018 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2016 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2015 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |