Harbor Freight Transport Corp
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
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4
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
- 71
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 52
- Annualized
- ≈26 / 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 5 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
33 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 19, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
13 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 15 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2020 | NJ | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 16, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2016 | ME | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2013 | NY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Sep 20, 2012 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2012 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2011 | NJ | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2010 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2009 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2003 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 22, 2002 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2000 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |