Swift Carriers 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
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / 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.
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 31, 2025. 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· 54 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2013 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2013 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2012 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2012 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2011 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2011 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2010 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2009 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2008 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2008 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2007 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |