River Metals Recycling 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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2
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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 26 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 46 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2021 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2016 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2013 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2013 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2011 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2011 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2010 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2010 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2009 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2008 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2007 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2006 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |