DHL Express (Usa) Inc
DBA DHL EXPRESS
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
178 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 12
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
- 481
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 185
- Annualized
- ≈93 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving58 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance43 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jul 15, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 200 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | CT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2026 | FL | 1 | 0 | No |
| Feb 17, 2026 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2025 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2024 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2024 | NY | 0 | 4 | No |
| Jul 12, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 14, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2023 | NY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 7, 2023 | NY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2023 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |