Robert a Brinegar Trucking Inc
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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 11
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 28 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 45 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2022 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 28, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2019 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2016 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2014 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2012 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2011 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 4, 2011 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2011 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2008 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2008 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2008 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2007 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2007 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2006 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |