National Oilwell Varco LP
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
69 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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
- 225
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 72
- Annualized
- ≈36 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 21, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 45 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 11, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2020 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2019 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2016 | LA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2013 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2013 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |