CAPITOL EXPRESS 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
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5
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
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 37
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈3.7 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 55 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 22, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2016 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2014 | DC | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 26, 2011 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2009 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2008 | VA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2006 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2004 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2002 | MD | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2000 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 1998 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 1997 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 1995 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 1995 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 1995 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 1994 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |