Petro Express Co 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
71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 7
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 74
- Annualized
- ≈37 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.6 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 Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 107 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 32 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2016 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2016 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2012 | MD | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| May 25, 2011 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2010 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2009 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2008 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2008 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2008 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2007 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2003 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2002 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |