PACIFIC EXPRESS INCORPORATED
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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 19
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 29
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 61 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 22 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2025 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2025 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2023 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2021 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2019 | HI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 31, 2018 | HI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2017 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2017 | HI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2017 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2012 | HI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2008 | HI | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2007 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2007 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2007 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2006 | HI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2005 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2004 | HI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2003 | HI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2002 | HI | 0 | 9 | No |
| Nov 5, 2001 | HI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 1997 | HI | 0 | 1 | Yes |