Seward Motor Freight Inc
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
43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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
- 49
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 46
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 14, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 203 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2020 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2020 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2019 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2018 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2018 | IL | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 17, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2017 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |