JMS Russel Metals Corp
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
174 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 15
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
- 88
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 178
- Annualized
- ≈89 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance32 · 16 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 16 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 12 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance14 · 14 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 16, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 67 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 4, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |