FST 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
116 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 9
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
- 85
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 120
- Annualized
- ≈60 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
19 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 70% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 73 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2020 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2019 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 9, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 19, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2016 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |