Livestock 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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 29
- 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 Driving41 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 46 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2023 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2023 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2021 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2018 | WI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2016 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2013 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2011 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2010 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2008 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2008 | IA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2008 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2008 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |