Petersen Northwest Corporation
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
7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 2
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
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 6, 2024. 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· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2022 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2017 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2013 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2004 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2003 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2003 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2002 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 1998 | WA | 0 | 4 | No |