WILLIS TRANSPORTATION 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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.24 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 33 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 13 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2025 | WA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2017 | WA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2006 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2002 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2001 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |