RESEARCH SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
DBA RESEARCH SOLUTIONS
USDOT 290405MC-Docket MC666490PELHAM, AL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized22 power units
RESEARCH SOLUTIONS GROUP INC (USDOT 290405) in PELHAM, AL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2005-08-31 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.3
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.37
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.08
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.55
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
96
Inspections
17
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 22
- Total drivers
- 23
- Years in business
- 39
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 2%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 17.9%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-06-20
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2005-08-31 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
165
Inspections
26
OOS inspections
144
Violations
35
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-15 → 2026-05-18.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-08-26
TN
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-04-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | OOS |
| 2026-04-08 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information immediately available | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information immediately available | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-10-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2025-06-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-06-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-06-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to use precautions concerning containers in transit. | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to yield right of way | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-02-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame accessories improperly attached | — |
| 2025-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-01-09 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2024-12-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-12-04 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Package not secure in vehicle | OOS |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Leak from air chamber | OOS |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | OOS |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-12-04 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate - no previous history | — |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-11-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any obscured | — |
| 2024-10-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires (general) | OOS |
| 2024-10-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-10-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | — |
| 2024-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes | — |
| 2024-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-08-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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