R O Wetz Transportation 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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 15, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 34 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2024 | WV | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 19, 2023 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2022 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2020 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2018 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 7, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2017 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2016 | WV | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2014 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2014 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2012 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2011 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2008 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2006 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2006 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2006 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2003 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |