Carrier profile · USDOT 84850 · MC-65916 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Ward Trucking LLC

705 power unitsavg 6.5 yrNational · 21 statesALTOONA, PA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-65916 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkswardtlc.comFMCSA SAFER

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 14.1%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 432 vehicle and 629 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

18.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

605 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 43

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 705-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
705
Inspections · 24 mo
629
Annualized
≈315 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

23%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
.01measure
SMS · per-BASIC
22%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
32%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving108 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance72 · 14 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance47 · 12 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 35 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance27 · 2 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 15 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

25 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 23, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

22ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

10 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 669 total · 46 in 24 mo

669
Total crashes
46
In last 24 mo
17
Fatal
297
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
2026200916
2025200719
2024161215
20232111120
2022211720
2021320932
2020170617
2019150515
2018250824
2017250925
20162921128
2015243820
20142501022
2013110510
2012120511
20112201520
20102721320
2009180715
20082611316
2007220818
20069047
20052331113
20041901216
20032901617
20022101312
2001160813
2000151414
19992001416
1998110610
1997141713
19962001019
1995120510
1994150711
19937054
19929163
19911011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Aug 4, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 1, 2026PA00Yes
Jun 12, 2026PA00Yes
Jun 2, 2026OH01No
May 20, 2026NJ00Yes
May 5, 2026PA01No
Apr 22, 2026PA01No
Apr 20, 2026OH00Yes
Apr 16, 2026PA00Yes
Apr 14, 2026OH00Yes
Mar 17, 2026PA01Yes
Mar 16, 2026OH02Yes
Jan 28, 2026OH01Yes
Jan 22, 2026NC02Yes
Jan 22, 2026PA01Yes
Jan 22, 2026VA01No
Jan 21, 2026PA00Yes
Jan 19, 2026PA00Yes
Jan 12, 2026SC00Yes
Jan 5, 2026PA00Yes
Nov 13, 2025NC00Yes
Nov 6, 2025PA00Yes
Oct 14, 2025PA03Yes
Oct 1, 2025IL00Yes
Aug 13, 2025SC01No