DIRECTO 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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 4
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
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Driving10 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 8, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2020 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2016 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2011 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 13, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2009 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |