FLATBED 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-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
20 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Apr 9, 2025. 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.
Crash history· 57 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2020 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2020 | NE | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2020 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2019 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2018 | OK | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2014 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2014 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2014 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2011 | NE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 1, 2010 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2010 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2009 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2009 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2009 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2008 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2008 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |