K-WAY 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
53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6
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
- 58
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 55
- Annualized
- ≈28 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 172.202 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 14, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 53 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2024 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2023 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2021 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2015 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2015 | CO | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2013 | MN | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2013 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |