J a Riggs Tractor Company
DBA RIGGS CAT
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 '24 · 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
- 126
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 45
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 21, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 27 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 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2020 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2018 | AR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2017 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2017 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2017 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2017 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2016 | AR | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2016 | AR | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2011 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2009 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2005 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2003 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 1998 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 1998 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |