D W Richards Sons 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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 5
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
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.6 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 376.11 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 392.14 Failure to use hazard warning / adverse conditionsUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 68 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 18, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2012 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 28, 2003 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 4, 2002 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 15, 2001 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2000 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 1998 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 1997 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 1992 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 13, 1992 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |