CPS EXPRESS INC Safety Record
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· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 29
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving18
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent 04/22/2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 59 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26/2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 08/18/2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/03/2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/12/2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/27/2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 10/08/2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 09/05/2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/11/2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 04/09/2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/15/2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/09/2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/05/2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/18/2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| 05/05/2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 12/22/2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/27/2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/13/2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/25/2012 | CA | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| 01/03/2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/27/2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/13/2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 12/18/2008 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/08/2008 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/07/2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/06/2006 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |