AEP TEXAS INC
DBA AEP TEXAS
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
40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 435
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 42
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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.
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 66 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 42 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 1, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2023 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 1, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2022 | TX | 0 | 3 | No |
| Mar 18, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 14, 2021 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 8, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |