Abf Freight System, Inc. safety record at a glance
Abf Freight System, Inc. has been the subject of 24 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 9, 2000 and Apr 16, 2026. 16 of them were complaint inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 52 in all: 2 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $61,560 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $37,670. The largest single penalty, $11,385, came from an inspection opened Oct 18, 2018 in Oakland. That places the employer at #2,453 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Grass Valley, Los Gatos, Stockton, Oakland, San Jose, Redwood City, Chula Vista, Petaluma.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | Grass Valley | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Los Gatos | Accident | 4 citations 1 repeat | $4,695 | $4,695 | open |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $7,310 | $3,000 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | San Jose | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $7,875 | $6,075 | Apr 22, 2024 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Redwood City | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Dec 4, 2023 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $1,350 | $1,350 | Feb 19, 2024 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Chula Vista | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | Oakland | Complaint | 5 citations | $12,440 | $11,385 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Petaluma | Accident | 1 citation | $650 | $650 | Mar 22, 2019 |
| Apr 26, 2017 | Dublin | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Mar 7, 2017 | Oakland | Complaint | 3 citations | $2,150 | $2,150 | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Oct 19, 2016 | Mante | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | May 26, 2017 |
| Nov 13, 2014 | Compton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 1, 2015 |
| Jan 18, 2012 | Pico Rivera | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,800 | $600 | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Nov 30, 2009 | 01331476era | Complaint | 5 citations | $2,345 | $1,435 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Mar 14, 2006 | 01331476era | Complaint | 5 citations | $2,100 | $600 | Jul 20, 2006 |
| May 23, 2005 | 01331476era | Complaint | 3 citations | $5,620 | $560 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Apr 15, 2003 | Oakland | Complaint | 5 citations 1 serious | $4,420 | $2,925 | Jun 22, 2006 |
| May 8, 2001 | Compton | Complaint | 6 citations | $2,245 | $900 | Sep 27, 2006 |
| Apr 5, 2001 | 01331476era | Complaint | 2 citations | $5,700 | $485 | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Mar 28, 2001 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 1, 2001 |
| Mar 14, 2000 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Feb 9, 2000 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 2, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Abf Freight System Inc; Abf Freight System; Abf Freight System Inc.; Abf Freight System, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 5 citations, $560
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 4 citations, $6,685
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 3 citations, $7,100
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 3 citations, $4,050
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $1,710
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 2 citations, 1 serious, $4,725
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 2 citations, $820
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Stockton employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Abf Freight System, Inc.
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.