NORTH SKY COMMUNICATIONS LLC
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
132 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '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
- 423
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 135
- Annualized
- ≈68 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving71 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 8 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving7 · 7 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 177.834 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 19 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2021 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2018 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2013 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2008 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2007 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2001 | ID | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 13, 2001 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |