CHRISTOPHER RANCH 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
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
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 40
- Annualized
- ≈20 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.2 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent 02/26/2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 11 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/30/2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 10/11/2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 10/04/2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 12/09/2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/29/2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/14/2008 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 09/03/1999 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/23/1998 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 01/20/1997 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| 10/27/1992 | OK | 1 | 0 | Yes |