W S Newell Farms — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
120 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
W S Newell & Sons Inc
DBA
W S Newell Farms
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
10480 Highway 80 East, Montgomery, AL 36117
Phone
(334) 215-8000
Power units
61
Drivers
60
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.8%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 120 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
7.5%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 120 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
bladd@wsnewell.com — company domain
Domain age
wsnewell.com registered 2002-05-10 (24 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
5
Reportable crashes
5
Tow-aways
2
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: AL 01/2026 · AL 11/2025 · AL 11/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 18, 2026 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 27, 2026 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 13, 2026 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 9, 2026 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 26, 2026 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 18, 2026 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 18, 2026 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 12, 2026 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 23, 2026 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 15, 2026 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 15, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 12, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 3, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 31, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 8, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 30, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 22, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 22, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 12, 2025 | AL | Level I — Full |
| Sep 10, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 10, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 10, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 4, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 2, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 20, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 19, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 18, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 13, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 8, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 5, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 1, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 31, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 30, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 28, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 22, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 15, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 13, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 9, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 30, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 17, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 14, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 10, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 9, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 7, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 24, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 14, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 14, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 10, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 7, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 21, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 21, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 16, 2025 | AL | Level I — Full |
| Jan 16, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 13, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 3, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 17, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 13, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 13, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 12, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 6, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 11, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 8, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 30, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 29, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 29, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 24, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 22, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 21, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 21, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 26, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 10, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 4, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 22, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 5, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 2, 2024 | AL | Level I — Full |
| Jul 31, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 30, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 17, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 9, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 27, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 19, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 5, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 3, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 16, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 14, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 2, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 9, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 3, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 22, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 14, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 7, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 22, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 15, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 5, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 5, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 26, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 23, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 23, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 10, 2024 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 100 of 120 inspections on file.
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