Qwest Corporation
DBA CENTURYLINK - LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES
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
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 5
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
- 1,304
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 50
- Annualized
- ≈25 / 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 172.400 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 89 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 145 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 13 | |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2026 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 12, 2026 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2026 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2025 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2025 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2024 | CO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2023 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2023 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2022 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2022 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2021 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2021 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2021 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 29, 2020 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 23, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2019 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2018 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2018 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2018 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |