REK 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
43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 45
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
19 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
3 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 27 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 20, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2021 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2021 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2020 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2015 | OH | 1 | 0 | No |
| Aug 6, 2015 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2014 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2013 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2012 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2012 | IL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |