RD Limited Partnership
DBA JIM DAWS TRUCKING RICHARD DANIELS TRANSPORTATION
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
94 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 6
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
- 123
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 101
- Annualized
- ≈51 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Maintenance59 · 14 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving51 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 8 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
19 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 23, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 73 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2026 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 1, 2022 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2021 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Dec 24, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2017 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 16, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2016 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |