W&w-afco Steel LLC
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
22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3
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
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 36 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 89 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2020 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2019 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2017 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2017 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2013 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |