JEROME H RHOADS INC
DBA RHOADS ENERGY CORPORATION
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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 177.840 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 29 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 29, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2018 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 10, 1998 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 1995 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 1993 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 1992 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |