Southwest 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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 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
- 39
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 30 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 102 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 30, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 12, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2013 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 7, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2007 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 22, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |