LJ Express Trucking Company of Calf 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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 27
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.7 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 Driving63 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 8 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 4, 2026. 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· 14 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2015 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2011 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |