SMITHS READY MIX 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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 3
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
- 43
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 38 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 27 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2022 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2020 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2018 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2016 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2016 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2014 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2013 | AR | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2011 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2009 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2008 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 22, 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2008 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2005 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2005 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2005 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2004 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |