NFL National Freight Ltd
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
22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 10
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
- 35
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 22
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 27, 2026. 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.
Crash history· 19 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2022 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2021 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2020 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2017 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2017 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2016 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2014 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |