Rail Direct Transportation Company
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
47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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
- 22
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 12, 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· 24 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2020 | NC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2019 | VA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Sep 19, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2014 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2013 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2011 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2009 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2008 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2008 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2008 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2007 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2007 | VA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 24, 2005 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2004 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2003 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2002 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2002 | VA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2002 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2002 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 16, 2001 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2000 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |