American Express Transportation 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
22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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
- 22
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 34 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 21 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2021 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2015 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2013 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2013 | MN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2011 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2011 | MN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2010 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2006 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2006 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2005 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 9, 2005 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2004 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 5, 2003 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2002 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |