Arts Rental Equipment 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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3
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
- 184
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 35 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 33 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2026 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2026 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 15, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2024 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 18, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2018 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2016 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2015 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2013 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |