Carrier profile · USDOT 579346 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

H W Watson & Son Logging Inc

5 power unitsavg 13.5 yrRegional · 3 statesVINA, AL78/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

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 71.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

60.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 20.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

91%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

62%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

82%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 21 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 14 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2023	1	0	0	1
2019	2	0	0	2
2018	1	0	0	1
2015	1	0	0	1
2013	2	0	1	2
2012	1	1	1	1
2011	2	0	1	2
2008	1	0	0	1
2007	1	0	1	1
2001	1	0	0	1
1999	1	0	0	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Jul 12, 2023	AL	0	0	Yes
Dec 4, 2019	MS	0	0	Yes
Jun 5, 2019	MS	0	0	Yes
Sep 17, 2018	AL	0	0	Yes
Jul 29, 2015	AL	0	0	Yes
Nov 27, 2013	AL	0	1	Yes
Apr 1, 2013	AL	0	0	Yes
Oct 31, 2012	AL	1	1	Yes
Aug 1, 2011	AL	0	0	Yes
Jan 12, 2011	AL	0	1	Yes
Feb 26, 2008	AL	0	0	Yes
Dec 26, 2007	AL	0	1	Yes
Jun 15, 2001	AL	0	0	Yes
Dec 15, 1999	AL	0	0	Yes