RLA UTILITIES LLC
DBA RLA UTILITIES
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
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 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
- 162
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 5 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 33 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2019 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 14, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2013 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |