DOWELL 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
58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 8
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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 58
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
11 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 29, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 44 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2016 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2013 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2012 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2010 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2010 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2009 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2009 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2009 | VA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2008 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 1, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2007 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2007 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2006 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2006 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2005 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |