Arnold Oil Company Fuels LLC
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
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 7
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
- 24
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 52
- Annualized
- ≈26 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther4 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 79 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2022 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 9, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 8, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2018 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2018 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 13, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |