OLD TIME 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 Jun '26 · 5
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 8, 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· 51 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2016 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2016 | MI | 0 | 2 | No |
| Dec 22, 2015 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2015 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2014 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2013 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2012 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |