RICHARD G SMITH
DBA R G S TRUCKING
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
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.3 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 392.15 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 13 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2016 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2012 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2011 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2010 | LA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2009 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2008 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2004 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |