What Verdica's 815 score means for OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES INC
OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES INC has earned a composite score of 815 out of 850, placing it in the "excellent" band (800–850). This score reflects a carrier with strong regulatory standing across the dimensions Verdica tracks: licensing and insurance validity, safety record, and inspection history.
For a reader evaluating this carrier, an 815 score signals low regulatory risk. The carrier has demonstrated compliance across multiple areas that federal regulators and shippers monitor closely. That said, the score is not perfect—the gaps between 815 and 850 suggest room for improvement in one or more sub-categories, likely in inspection history where the sub-score (735) is notably lower than the other two dimensions.
No independent customer reviews have been indexed yet for this entity, so the Verdica score reflects regulatory data only. A reader should therefore treat this as a starting point for due diligence, not a complete picture of service quality or operational reliability.
How the sub-scores break down
Authority & Insurance (850/850): This sub-score reflects whether the carrier holds active, valid operating authority from the FMCSA and maintains required liability insurance. A perfect 850 here means OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES INC has no gaps in licensing or insurance documentation on file with regulators. This is the baseline for legal operation and is the strongest of the three sub-scores.
Safety Record (835/850): This sub-score is derived from FMCSA BASIC (Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories) metrics, which measure crash involvement, unsafe driving, hours-of-service violations, vehicle maintenance failures, and hazardous materials compliance. An 835 indicates the carrier's safety metrics fall well above the FMCSA's intervention thresholds. A carrier at or above regulatory alert levels would score much lower. This score suggests the carrier has maintained a disciplined safety culture across its fleet.
Inspection History (735/850): This is the lowest of the three sub-scores, though still in the acceptable-to-strong range. Inspection history reflects roadside safety inspections conducted by FMCSA or state partners. A score of 735 indicates the carrier has received inspection findings—likely minor or moderate violations rather than critical ones—but has not accumulated a pattern of serious defects or driver conduct violations that would trigger an out-of-service order. The gap between this score and the other two suggests the carrier may have experienced some inspection-level findings that regulators documented, even if they did not rise to the level of enforcement action.
What regulators in WA track for trucking providers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) maintains oversight of all for-hire carriers operating in Washington State through two primary data streams that feed Verdica's scoring:
BASIC Scores measure five safety performance categories: unsafe driving, crashes, hours-of-service compliance, vehicle maintenance, and hazardous materials (where applicable). Each category is scored independently, and carriers exceeding thresholds in any category may face compliance audits or enforcement.
Safety Inspections are conducted at scales ranging from brief roadside checks to comprehensive facility audits. Inspectors document violations in categories such as driver qualifications, hours-of-service falsification, brake or lighting defects, and cargo securement. These findings accumulate in a carrier's inspection history and inform regulatory decisions about targeting, auditing, or intervention.
Carriers in Washington are also subject to state-level enforcement by the Washington State Patrol and the Department of Transportation. The composite score reflects federally maintained data, which represents the most standardized and transparent regulatory view available to the public.
Bottom line
OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES INC scores well on regulatory compliance and poses low federal risk. However, prospective shippers or partners should verify current insurance and authority status directly with the FMCSA, review the specific BASIC categories and inspection findings in detail, and seek customer references—since no indexed reviews exist yet—before committing to a relationship.