Royal 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
645 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 55
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
- 140
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 666
- Annualized
- ≈333 / 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 Driving161 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance151 · 86 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance82 · 11 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance70 · 24 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance50 · 13 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance36 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance35 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance34 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance27 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
130 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 12, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 53% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 209 total · 18 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2026 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2025 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2025 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 19, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 10, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 10, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 21, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |