DAYBREAK 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
196 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 15
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
- 174
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 204
- Annualized
- ≈102 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving61 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 9 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 9 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 16 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
26 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 28, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 73% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 133 total · 16 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2024 | NY | 0 | 3 | No |
| Oct 3, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |