Carrier profile · USDOT 905572 · MC-413682 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC

0 power unitsavg 9.2 yrMulti-region · 14 statesHOBOKEN, NJ88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-413682 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 4.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 578 vehicle and 608 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

7.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

850 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 78

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
.11measure
SMS · per-BASIC
3%
Hours-of-Service
official FMCSA
Driver Fitness
.01measure
SMS · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
14%
Vehicle Maintenance
official FMCSA

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance50 · 1 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance47 · 2 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving38 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 6 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 12 OOS
  • 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

9ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 78% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 269 total · 22 in 24 mo

269
Total crashes
22
In last 24 mo
8
Fatal
162
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263021
202511078
2024150139
2023141513
20229056
20219037
20206034
20191501111
20181811213
2017141813
20165024
2015112610
2014100410
20134004
20129055
20113023
201010099
2009140513
20086045
20077044
20064044
20059048
20049079
200310168
2002140813
20015245
20007044
19996063
19985053
19972002
19962011
19951010
19922020
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 21, 2026NJ00Yes
May 12, 2026NJ02No
May 6, 2026NJ01No
Dec 9, 2025NJ00Yes
Jun 18, 2025NY01No
Jun 7, 2025MA02Yes
Apr 9, 2025MD02Yes
Mar 14, 2025NY01No
Mar 12, 2025NJ00Yes
Mar 6, 2025NJ03No
Mar 5, 2025MD01Yes
Feb 28, 2025NJ00Yes
Jan 27, 2025MA01Yes
Jan 20, 2025NJ00Yes
Dec 27, 2024MD01Yes
Dec 27, 2024MD01Yes
Dec 4, 2024NY01No
Nov 21, 2024NJ01No
Nov 14, 2024NJ01No
Oct 18, 2024VA00Yes
Oct 15, 2024NJ02Yes
Aug 22, 2024NJ01No
Aug 3, 2024NY02No
Apr 28, 2024NJ03Yes
Apr 6, 2024PA02Yes