American Red Ball Transit Company Inc
Safety
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· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
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
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 4
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 395.15 Automatic on-board recording deviceHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 12, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 88 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2016 | OR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2015 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2014 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2013 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2010 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2010 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2009 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2009 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2009 | FL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2009 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2008 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2007 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2006 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |