R L Smith Trucking LLC
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
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 6
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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
26 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 10, 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 33 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 29, 2022 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2020 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2018 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2018 | AL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2016 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2014 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2013 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2012 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2012 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2012 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2010 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2010 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2009 | MS | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2007 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2006 | AR | 0 | 3 | Yes |