Sewell Motor Express Co
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
64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 9
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
- 69
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 66
- Annualized
- ≈33 / 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 28, 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· 103 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2023 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2023 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 12, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 22, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |