Pittsburgh-fayette 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
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 5
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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 48
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 26, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 57 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2025 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2020 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2017 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2012 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2012 | PA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2011 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2010 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |