James Richardson Trucking 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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 3
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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 27, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 57 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 6, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2025 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2021 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2015 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2015 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2013 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2013 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2013 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2013 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2012 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2010 | IA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2010 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2009 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2008 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |