Sagamore 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
11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2
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
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 9, 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· 29 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 17, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2017 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2014 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2012 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 17, 2010 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2009 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2009 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2008 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2007 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2007 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2007 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2007 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2005 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2004 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2003 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2003 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2002 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2001 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2001 | KY | 0 | 3 | No |