Cliff Reed 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
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2
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
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 40 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2025 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2019 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2019 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2018 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2018 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2017 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2017 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2015 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2015 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2015 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2014 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2012 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2012 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2009 | ID | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 30, 2008 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2006 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2005 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2005 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2004 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2004 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2004 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2004 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2002 | ID | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 27, 2002 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |