John R Lawson Rock & Oil 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
62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 9
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
- 78
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 64
- Annualized
- ≈32 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 7 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 87 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 83 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2024 | CA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2021 | CA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Mar 17, 2021 | CA | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2020 | CA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2017 | CA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |