J W 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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 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
- 39
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
17 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 6, 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.
Crash history· 88 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2019 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2018 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |