Shawnee 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
158 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 12
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
- 55
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 165
- Annualized
- ≈83 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.5 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 Driving61 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 3 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
48 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 21, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
6 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 102 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | TN | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2026 | TN | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2023 | AR | 2 | 7 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2023 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2020 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2019 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |