S & S EXPRESS LLC
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
37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 40
- Annualized
- ≈20 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.7 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 24, 2026. 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.
Crash history· 18 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2022 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2020 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2013 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2011 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2010 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2009 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2007 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2007 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2006 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2005 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2002 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2001 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 1999 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 1996 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 1995 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |