Rust & Sons Trucking Inc
DBA RUST AND SONS TRUCKING
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
217 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 31
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
- 55
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 220
- Annualized
- ≈110 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.0 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 Driving70 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance46 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 12 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 6 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 10 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
21 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 17, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 64% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 67 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2026 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2024 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2016 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |