U-haul Co of Washington
DBA U-HAUL
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
42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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
- 57
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 43
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 26, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 12 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | WA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2023 | WA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2023 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2005 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 10, 2003 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 31, 2000 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 17, 1999 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 1998 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 31, 1996 | LA | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 1991 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |