Emory Rothenbuhler & 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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 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 34 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 61 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2024 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2024 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2023 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2019 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 4, 2018 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 22, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 17, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 21, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 21, 2014 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |