Ross Transportation Services 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
61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 6
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
- 32
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 61
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 177.823 Other violationOther4 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
- 180.605 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 173.24 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 8, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 19 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2024 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2015 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2006 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2006 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2005 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2004 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 1997 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |