WARD TIMBER LTD
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
68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 9
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
- 29
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 71
- Annualized
- ≈36 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-08-01
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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 6, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 33 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2022 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2015 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 18, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2014 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 4, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 26, 2011 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |