RONALD E BROWN Safety Record
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· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 32 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/20/2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| 11/17/2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/16/2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/04/2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 04/14/2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/10/2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/03/2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/07/2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 03/13/2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/17/2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 06/06/2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/25/2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/26/2007 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 10/11/2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 03/10/2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/04/2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/21/2000 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/22/1999 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |