Matson Navigation Company of Alaska LLC
DBA MATSON
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
26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4
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
- 130
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 376.11 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 39 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2024 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2015 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2013 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2013 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2012 | AK | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2011 | AK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2009 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2009 | AK | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 18, 2008 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2007 | AK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2007 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2007 | AK | 1 | 1 | No |
| Sep 15, 2006 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2006 | AK | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jan 17, 2005 | AK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2004 | AK | 1 | 1 | No |
| Oct 24, 1999 | AK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 1998 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 1997 | WA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 15, 1996 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 1996 | AK | 0 | 0 | Yes |