B S XPRESS 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
91 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 8
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
- 43
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 98
- Annualized
- ≈49 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 177.834 Other violationOther7 · 7 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 8, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 68 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2024 | MO | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2023 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 22, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2022 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2022 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2018 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2018 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2018 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2016 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |