Carrier profile · USDOT 82866 · MC-29910 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Abf Freight System Inc

4,604 power unitsavg 7.8 yrNational · 51 statesFORT SMITH, AR84/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-29910 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 11.8%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 — 1,583 vehicle and 2,470 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.8% · 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

2,388 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 149

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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 4,604-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
4,604
Inspections · 24 mo
2,478
Annualized
≈1,239 / yr
Coverage
≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

33%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
34%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
37%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
35%
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 Driving790 · 2 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance368 · 78 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance213 · 50 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance165 · 132 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance100 · 40 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance99 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance66 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving62 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance62 · 2 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance49 · 2 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

189 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 2, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

138ELD device issues
3No log / no ELD
12False logs
26Drove over hours

Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 4,931 total · 323 in 24 mo

4,931
Total crashes
323
In last 24 mo
158
Fatal
1,880
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20267732471
2025190166181
2024169456164
2023180564171
2022159450154
2021171346164
2020153444147
2019159750152
2018186458176
2017161571155
2016187457182
2015165548162
2014141650138
2013124240117
2012137462128
2011135256132
2010123445113
2009124944116
2008149457139
2007153454142
2006155572142
2005151662140
2004166549157
20031551165139
2002121252112
2001120752109
2000129955120
1999142362134
19989535384
1997131565124
1996132565116
199510945399
19948014268
19937833661
19925212233
19914532332
1990251814
19892022
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Aug 26, 2026KY00Yes
Aug 15, 2026NC01No
Aug 9, 2026KY00Yes
Jul 9, 2026UT01Yes
Jul 2, 2026NC00Yes
Jun 22, 2026NV00Yes
Jun 12, 2026TX00Yes
Jun 5, 2026AR01No
Jun 5, 2026NV00Yes
Jun 5, 2026IL00Yes
May 27, 2026NC02Yes
May 26, 2026MO10Yes
May 22, 2026MO00Yes
May 20, 2026OK00Yes
May 19, 2026WA10Yes
May 14, 2026PA01Yes
May 8, 2026TX01Yes
May 4, 2026TN10No
May 1, 2026WV00Yes
May 1, 2026TX00Yes
Apr 30, 2026GA00Yes
Apr 30, 2026TX00Yes
Apr 28, 2026TN00Yes
Apr 21, 2026IA01Yes
Apr 20, 2026WA00Yes