R & M Freight Inc
DBA R & M TRUCKING CO
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
142 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 13
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
- 352
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 144
- Annualized
- ≈72 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving74 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance42 · 20 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 9 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
30 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 13, 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· 140 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2024 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2023 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 18, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |