PHOENIX BUS 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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 8
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 Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 395.5 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 390.33 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 13, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 4 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 6, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |