James D Morrissey Inc
DBA WARD SAND & MATERIALS 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
26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 3
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
- 121
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 41 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 61 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2021 | PA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2018 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 16, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2017 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| May 12, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 16, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2015 | PA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2014 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |