CPL 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
52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 54
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.3 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 Maintenance26 · 6 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 9 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
36 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 18, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
7 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 13 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2019 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2017 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2014 | CA | 0 | 6 | Yes |