PINTO EXPRESS LLC
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
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 10, 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· 18 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2023 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2023 | WY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2021 | OK | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |