Russell Transport 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
706 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 42
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
- 329
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 723
- Annualized
- ≈362 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Driving202 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance100 · 19 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance95 · 31 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance95 · 68 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance88 · 18 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance50 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance43 · 17 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance37 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance35 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
265 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 53% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 124 total · 17 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 7, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 8, 2026 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 24, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2024 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2024 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |