NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP
DBA NATIONAL GRID
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
144 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 14
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
- 1,251
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 148
- Annualized
- ≈74 / 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 Driving47 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jul 16, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 103 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 6, 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 21, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 24, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2020 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 11, 2020 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2020 | NY | 0 | 3 | Yes |