The Harvey Salt Company
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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 4
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 17, 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· 32 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2016 | MD | 1 | 35 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2012 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2012 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2011 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2010 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2009 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2009 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2005 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2003 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2001 | DE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 26, 2000 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2000 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 27, 1999 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 1998 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 1998 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 6, 1998 | DE | 0 | 2 | Yes |