E R RHODES & SON INC

USDOT 986188MC-Docket MC418780LEWISTOWN, PA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized17 power units

E R RHODES & SON INC (USDOT 986188) in LEWISTOWN, PA — 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.
  • Current BIPD policy (EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2023-07-17) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2023-07-17 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2009-01-23 (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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2009-01-26

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.8

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
4
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
17
Total drivers
18
Years in business
25
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
0%

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
4 times last 2023-07-17
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-01-09
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2009-01-23 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

11
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
18
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-11-20 → 2026-06-10.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-08-07 PA 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
9 0 2025-07-23
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 0 2025-06-10
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
2 0 2023-11-28
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2026-06-10
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
1 0 2023-11-20

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2025-06-10 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
2024-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-06-10 PA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-07-23 PA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2025-06-10 PA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2025-04-02 PA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD
2024-05-09 PA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2023-11-29 PA · Level 1 6 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9(a)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(g)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9(d)(2)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9(d)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(b)
2023-11-28 PA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 601
2023-11-20 PA · Level 1 6 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 602(c)(1)
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 620(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(g)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)

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