RDF TRANSPORT LLC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202610 inspections · 83 violations (21 OOS) · 77% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.3A1BVehicle Maintenance
Brakes (general) Explain:
20
5× · sev 4
- 2393.9Vehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Inoperable Required Lamp
10
5× · sev 2
- 3395.8A-ELDHours-of-Service Compliance2 OOS
ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)
10
2× · sev 5
- 4393.75C
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
6
6×
- 5393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
4
4×
- 6393.53B
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
3
3×
- 7393.75A32 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
2
2×
- 8395.24D
ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
2
2×
- 9396.17C
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2
2×
- 10390.21ANot in SMS
Not marked in accordance with regulations
2
2×
Most inspected in · top 7 states
- TX6
- US2
- NY1
- MS1
- NC1
- FL1
- OH1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 396.3A1BBrakes (general) Explain:5× · 21%
- 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit2× · 10%
- 396.3A1BLBrake system pressure loss2× · 9%
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp5× · 15%
- 393.9TSInoperative turn signal1× · 4%
- 393.9A-LBLLighting - Backup lamp inoperative1× · 3%
- 396.5B-HWSLHubs - Wheel seal leaking1× · 2%
- 396.5B-HWSLIWHubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel1× · 1%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 77.8% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 11.1% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 43% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain1× · 41%
- 395.8A-ELDELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)1× · 41%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.9×3Inoperable Required Lamp · OOS
- 396.3A1BBrakes (general) Explain:
- 396.3A1BOSBRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination · OOS
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 393.47EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- 393.53BCMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA10 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- REGINALD DAVIS
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2006-08-31
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-06-27
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 14 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
40 events- 11/05/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 10/28/2025Insurance filed — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy KSCA000000558-00
- 10/13/2025Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA995398047
- 06/27/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2024)
- 06/12/2025Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA995398047
- 05/16/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/04/2025)
- 04/11/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (10/20/2025)
- 04/03/2025Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA995398047
- 03/16/2025Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA979030399
- 03/24/2024Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP81614A
- 02/26/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2024)
- 03/24/2022Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA03411900
- 03/24/2021Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 560653001
- 02/25/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2021)
- 03/23/2020Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA01767978
- 03/10/2020Insurance name changed — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA1673840
- 02/25/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2020)
- 02/06/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/07/2020)
- 02/06/2020Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1767978
- 02/05/2020Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA1673840
- 01/21/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/24/2025)
- 02/27/2008Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy MTC17705
- 01/17/2008Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPA 000 7054991-7
- 11/29/2007Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPA 000 7054991-7
- 10/12/2007Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPA 000 7054991-7
- 09/17/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/18/2007)
- 08/10/2007Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPA 000 7054991-7
- 07/16/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/15/2007)
- 06/19/2007Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPA 000 7054991-7
- 05/25/2007Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy MTC16679
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2007-10-18
- Last review
- 2025-04-09
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-06-27
- Reported mileage
- 45,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — RDF TRANSPORT LLC, CENTER VALLEY, PA
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