Willow Express Ltd
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
51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 7
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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 53
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 5, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 33 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2023 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2019 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2018 | WI | 1 | 8 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2018 | MN | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2017 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2016 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2012 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2011 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2010 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2010 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |