RELIABLE CONTRACTING CO 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
70 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 7
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
- 124
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 72
- Annualized
- ≈36 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness7 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving7 · 7 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 139 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 69 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2019 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 8, 2019 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2018 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2017 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2017 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |