D S T Express LLC
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
37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 21
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 39
- Annualized
- ≈20 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 6, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 21 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 20, 2024 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2022 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2021 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2020 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 27, 2018 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2018 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2018 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2014 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2012 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2012 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2011 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2010 | UT | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2009 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2007 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 30, 2005 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2004 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2003 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 27, 2003 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |