Ricky Day Trucking LLC
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
73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 77
- Annualized
- ≈39 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance25 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 115 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 87 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 26, 2025 | LA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Mar 24, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 25, 2023 | LA | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2022 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2021 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2019 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2019 | LA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2019 | LA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |