Red Giant Oil Company LLC
DBA RED GIANT OIL
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
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 1
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 4
- Annualized
- ≈2 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 7 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 19 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2018 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2014 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2014 | MS | 0 | 2 | No |
| Nov 21, 2013 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2012 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2012 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2009 | TN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2008 | NE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 1, 2008 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2008 | NE | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2007 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2006 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2004 | IA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 8, 2003 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 1999 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 1998 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 1996 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |