PB 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
78 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 8
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
- 99
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 82
- Annualized
- ≈41 / 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 Driving49 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance47 · 10 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 25, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 86% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 207 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1999 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2026 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2025 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2024 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2022 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |