Groat Brothers Inc
DBA RIDGEFIELD WOOD WASTE COMPANY
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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4
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
- 29
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance50 · 7 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 6 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance26 · 14 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 19 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 1 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 14 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 44 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 44 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2025 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2019 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2017 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2010 | OR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2008 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2008 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2008 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2008 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2007 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2007 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2006 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2005 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |