Rudd Equipment Company 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
73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '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
- 202
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 78
- Annualized
- ≈39 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 101 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 38 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2025 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2012 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2010 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2009 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2009 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2008 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |