Cape Cod Express LLC
DBA CAPE COD EXPRESS
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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 4
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
- 147
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 50 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 59 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2024 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2024 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2024 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2024 | MA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2023 | MA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2022 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2020 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2020 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2019 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2018 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2018 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2018 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2017 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2016 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2015 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2015 | RI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2015 | MA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2015 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2014 | RI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |