IRISH 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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 18
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.132 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 28, 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 23 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2025 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2022 | NE | 1 | 0 | No |
| Dec 6, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2020 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2020 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2020 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2018 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2014 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2013 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2013 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2013 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2011 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2009 | MO | 0 | 12 | Yes |
| May 28, 2008 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2006 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2006 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |