NORTHWEST CASCADE INCORPORATED
DBA HONEY BUCKET
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
70 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 6
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
- 378
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 74
- Annualized
- ≈37 / 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 Driving52 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 10 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Sep 19, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 95 total · 13 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2026 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2026 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Nov 10, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 14, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2025 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2025 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2024 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2024 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 8, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |