Reagent Chemical & Research LLC
DBA REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH INC
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
235 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 24
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
- 189
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 247
- Annualized
- ≈124 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving41 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 64% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 126 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2025 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 17, 2023 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2022 | NY | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2022 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2022 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2021 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2020 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 18, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |