Equipment 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
77 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 17
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
- 33
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 81
- Annualized
- ≈41 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
31 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 3, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 91% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 24 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2021 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2015 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2013 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2007 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2006 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2005 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2004 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2003 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2000 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 1999 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 27, 1999 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 1998 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 1996 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 1996 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 1993 | MI | 0 | 0 | No |
| Apr 18, 1991 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |