PACE AIR FREIGHT 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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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
- 92
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
4 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 137 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2022 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2021 | IL | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |