Sierra Mountain Express Inc
DBA SME
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
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 25 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 212 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2025 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2022 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2021 | MN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2021 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2021 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | TX | 6 | 86 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2020 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2020 | UT | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 17, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |