Northern Improvement Company
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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 4
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
- 379
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 31, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 42 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2024 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2024 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2023 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2023 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2023 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2022 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2021 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2020 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2019 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2019 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2019 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2019 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2018 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2017 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2017 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2017 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2016 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2016 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2015 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2013 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 23, 2011 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2009 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 23, 2008 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2005 | ND | 0 | 3 | Yes |