AARON'S LLC Safety Record
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· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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
- 1,754
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 130
- Annualized
- ≈65 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving93 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness39 · 14 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 18 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance22
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving17
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving16
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance14
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent 07/18/2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 416 total · 16 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 32 | |
| 2013 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 23 | |
| 2012 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 20 | |
| 2010 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 24 | |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2008 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/2026 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/22/2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 05/29/2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/20/2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/20/2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 06/12/2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 05/29/2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/24/2025 | SC | 0 | 2 | No |
| 03/05/2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/03/2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| 01/28/2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/17/2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/16/2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 08/29/2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 08/19/2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 08/16/2024 | LA | 0 | 2 | No |
| 06/01/2024 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 04/23/2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/19/2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/26/2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/01/2024 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 09/22/2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 09/08/2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 09/01/2023 | NC | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| 07/29/2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |