Raeford Farms of Louisiana 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
8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 12 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 22 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2023 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2016 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2014 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2013 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2011 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2011 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2009 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2009 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2008 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2006 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2003 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2002 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2001 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |