Food 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
78 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 7
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
- 267
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 80
- Annualized
- ≈40 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 9 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 80% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 161 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2026 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 20, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2024 | AZ | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 24, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |