Carrier profile · USDOT 53773 · MC-114273 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Crst Expedited Inc

DBA CRST THE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTION INC

4,362 power unitsavg 6.2 yrNational · 49 statesCEDAR RAPIDS, IA70/100
NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-114273 NO AUTHORITYRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 21.9%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2,910 vehicle and 4,862 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 5.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4,701 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 273

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4,362-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
4,362
Inspections · 24 mo
4,880
Annualized
≈2,440 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

44%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
43%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
22%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
65%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving2,043 · 15 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance734 · 610 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance459 · 110 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance458 · 150 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance293 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance255 · 86 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance181 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance177 · 18 OOS
  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance111 · 21 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance107 · 38 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

692 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

453ELD device issues
22No log / no ELD
47False logs
106Drove over hours

216 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 4,993 total · 200 in 24 mo

4,993
Total crashes
200
In last 24 mo
144
Fatal
1,868
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20264411539
2025108741104
2024123638116
2023204366196
2022222364211
2021265587258
2020153843145
2019165150162
2018208577203
2017204562202
2016198776191
2015225769220
2014224859221
2013187456182
2012186674178
2011148254142
2010154260146
200910134097
2008126343123
2007143564127
2006121334113
2005149553139
2004144474130
2003132352122
2002114252102
200110635195
2000108535102
199910665298
199810245588
19979424988
19969345286
19959144985
19949815681
19935742746
19924822428
19912911113
199013048
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 18, 2026VA01Yes
Jul 17, 2026WA00Yes
Jul 8, 2026AR00Yes
Jul 3, 2026OH10No
Jun 28, 2026IN00Yes
Jun 25, 2026TX01No
Jun 22, 2026PA00Yes
Jun 22, 2026OH01Yes
Jun 19, 2026OR00Yes
Jun 19, 2026MI00Yes
Jun 15, 2026NV03Yes
Jun 11, 2026IN00Yes
Jun 10, 2026MS00Yes
Jun 8, 2026PA00Yes
May 31, 2026IN00Yes
May 21, 2026IN01Yes
May 12, 2026GA01Yes
May 5, 2026AZ01No
Apr 28, 2026TX02Yes
Apr 27, 2026MO00Yes
Apr 21, 2026AL02Yes
Apr 16, 2026MI00Yes
Apr 8, 2026CA01No
Apr 8, 2026MA00Yes
Apr 4, 2026MI00Yes