Carrier profile · USDOT 3537190 · MC-1179673 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ES EXPRESS LLC

110 power unitsavg 9.1 yrRegional · 6 statesHALLSVILLE, TX80/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1179673 ACTIVE
Verified linksesexpressllc.comFMCSA SAFER

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 45.6%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 204 vehicle and 242 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

39.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

242 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 21

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 110-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
110
Inspections · 24 mo
242
Annualized
≈121 / yr
Coverage
≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

61%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
34%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
54%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
94%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance114 · 21 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance84 · 17 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving66 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance64 · 40 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance60 · 29 OOS
  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance52 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance34 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance33 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance31 · 1 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 25, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
4No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Crash history· 14 total · 14 in 24 mo

14
Total crashes
14
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
6
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20268038
20256035
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 24, 2026OK00Yes
Jun 8, 2026LA00Yes
Apr 13, 2026TX01Yes
Mar 29, 2026LA01Yes
Mar 9, 2026LA03Yes
Mar 8, 2026TX00Yes
Feb 27, 2026TX00Yes
Feb 15, 2026TX00Yes
Dec 18, 2025TX01No
Nov 17, 2025TX00Yes
Nov 10, 2025TX01Yes
Sep 11, 2025TX00Yes
Aug 28, 2025LA01Yes
Jun 22, 2025TX00Yes