Reliable Carriers 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
137 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 9
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
- 80
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 145
- Annualized
- ≈73 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving59 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 17, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 100 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 29, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2023 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2022 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2021 | GA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 24, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2021 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 13, 2021 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |