Sorenson Transportation Company Inc
DBA SORENSON TRANSPORT CO 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
121 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 10
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
- 55
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 123
- Annualized
- ≈62 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 27, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 66 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | CA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2024 | CA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Oct 11, 2022 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2022 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2022 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2018 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2014 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2013 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2013 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2013 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2011 | OR | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jan 3, 2011 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |