PLATINUM 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
236 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 18
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
- 50
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 241
- Annualized
- ≈121 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.4 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 Driving83 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance35 · 7 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance30 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 26 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 11 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance17 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
60 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 25, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 92% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 95 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2024 | CO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2024 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2023 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 17, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |