USDOT 579346

H W Watson & Son Logging Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Inspections

21 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Free yahoo.com inbox on the federal record

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

H W Watson & Son Logging Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2441 Hwy 9, Vina, AL 35593-0185

Phone

(256) 356-8811

Power units

5

Drivers

4

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

9.5%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 21 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

28.6%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 21 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

watson2441@yahoo.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: AL 07/2023 · MS 12/2019 · MS 06/2019 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 22025: 152024: 32023: 1
Level III — Driver-only: 12Level II — Walk-around: 7Level I — Full: 2
DateStateLevel
Jun 3, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 11, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 6, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2025TNLevel I — Full
May 23, 2025TNLevel I — Full
May 23, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 29, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2023ALLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 21 of 21 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

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