Rocky Mountain Contractors 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
39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 5
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
- 326
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 42
- Annualized
- ≈21 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 64 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 20 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2024 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2024 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2022 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2017 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2016 | MT | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2015 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2013 | MT | 0 | 7 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2013 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2009 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2008 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2008 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2008 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2008 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2007 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2007 | MT | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2006 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2003 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2001 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2001 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |