Roto-rooter Services Company
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
99 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 9
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
- 359
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 101
- Annualized
- ≈51 / 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 Driving96 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance45 · 4 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness9 · 3 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 144 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 25 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2021 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2020 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2019 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2013 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2011 | OH | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2009 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2005 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |