Riggs Oil Company
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
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4
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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 36
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 172.516 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 180.415 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 54 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2018 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2014 | TN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2012 | TN | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2011 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2011 | TN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2010 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2006 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2005 | TN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2005 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2003 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2001 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 1996 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 1995 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |