Rock River Cartage 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Apr 29, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 49 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2023 | IL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2016 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2011 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2010 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2006 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |