GW Shaw and Son 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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 8
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
- 66
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 27
- Annualized
- ≈14 / 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 45 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2025 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2023 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2023 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2022 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2020 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2018 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2015 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2015 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2015 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2014 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2011 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |