IDEAS EXPRESS SERVICES LLC
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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 3
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
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.1 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 383.95 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 29 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 19 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2024 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2022 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2019 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2018 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2017 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2015 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2013 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2013 | NJ | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| May 16, 2012 | NY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2005 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2003 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |