R J Valente Gravel 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
23 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
- 2
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈5.8 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 53 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 72 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | NY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2020 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 7, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2019 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2017 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |