CASS 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
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 1
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
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈3.0 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.
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 6 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2018 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 11, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2018 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2015 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2015 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2015 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2014 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2013 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2010 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |