Carrier profile · USDOT 569464 · MC-278094 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

R S Maher & Son Inc

8 power unitsavg 11.7 yrLocal · 1 statesBLISS, NY100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-278094 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Verified linksrsmaher.comFMCSA SAFER

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 0.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
8
Inspections · 24 mo
19
Annualized
≈10 / yr
Coverage
≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
43%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 25 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 40 total · 0 in 24 mo

40
Total crashes
0
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
17
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20171011
20161001
20151111
20142012
20134014
20122011
20112002
20101001
20091001
20082022
20071001
20062122
20052002
20041001
20031010
20022011
20014024
20005025
19992002
19971011
19962012
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Dec 7, 2017NY01Yes
Apr 22, 2016PA00Yes
May 28, 2015NY11Yes
May 20, 2014NY00Yes
Feb 25, 2014NY02Yes
Dec 3, 2013MA00Yes
Jun 4, 2013NY02Yes
May 31, 2013NY00Yes
Mar 18, 2013NY00Yes
Jul 5, 2012NY00Yes
Feb 27, 2012NY01No
Oct 3, 2011NY00Yes
Jan 31, 2011NY00Yes
Dec 28, 2010NY00Yes
May 6, 2009NY00Yes
Oct 24, 2008PA02Yes
Mar 26, 2008MD01Yes
Aug 29, 2007NY00Yes
Dec 15, 2006IL01Yes
Nov 21, 2006NY11Yes
Oct 16, 2005NY00Yes
Jan 18, 2005PA00Yes
Apr 9, 2004MA00Yes
Mar 21, 2003GA01No
Mar 25, 2002NY00Yes