GYPSUM EXPRESS LTD
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
499 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 33
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
- 471
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 519
- Annualized
- ≈260 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving173 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance45 · 15 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance40 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance26 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance25 · 5 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 12 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
41 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 12, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
11 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 624 total · 26 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 34 | |
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 32 | |
| 2014 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 38 | |
| 2013 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 29 | |
| 2012 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 19 | |
| 2009 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 21 | |
| 2008 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 24 | |
| 2007 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 18 | |
| 2006 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 22 | |
| 2005 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 21 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2003 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2026 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2026 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2026 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 24, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2025 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2024 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |