Firstexpress Inc
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
254 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 20
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
- 85
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 263
- Annualized
- ≈132 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.5 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance34 · 32 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
24 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 63% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 213 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2025 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2025 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2023 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |