MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY OF ALASKA LLC Safety Record
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· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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
- 130
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving6
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1
- 376.11 Other violationOther1
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 37 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13/2024 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/22/2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/27/2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/09/2015 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/21/2013 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 05/29/2013 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/25/2012 | AK | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/11/2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/13/2011 | AK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 04/09/2009 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/21/2009 | AK | 0 | 1 | No |
| 05/18/2008 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/15/2007 | AK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 07/10/2007 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/28/2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/06/2007 | AK | 1 | 1 | No |
| 09/15/2006 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 05/15/2006 | AK | 1 | 0 | No |
| 01/17/2005 | AK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 04/28/2004 | AK | 1 | 1 | No |
| 10/24/1999 | AK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 09/16/1998 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/31/1997 | WA | 0 | 1 | No |
| 10/15/1996 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/04/1996 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |