Farruggio's Bristol and Philadelphia Auto 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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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
- 34
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 27 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 66 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2018 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2017 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2017 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2015 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 21, 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2014 | VA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 27, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2013 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2012 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2012 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2012 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2011 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2011 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2011 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |