DNT 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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3
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
- 23
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 22
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.71 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
11 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 88% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 16 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2019 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2015 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 21, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2014 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2013 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |