Recycling Center 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
31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 3
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
- 42
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 39 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 23 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2016 | IN | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2014 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2010 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2007 | IN | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2005 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2005 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2004 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2003 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2003 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2003 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2000 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 1999 | IN | 0 | 1 | No |