ROSS EXPRESS LLC
DBA ROSS EXPRESS
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
200 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 16
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
- 234
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 209
- Annualized
- ≈105 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther7 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 21, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 120 total · 13 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2026 | ME | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 27, 2026 | CT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2026 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2026 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2025 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2025 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2025 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2025 | MA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2024 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2024 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2024 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2024 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2024 | VT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2024 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2024 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2023 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2023 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2023 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2022 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2022 | NH | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2022 | MA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 8, 2022 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2021 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |