Southern Illinois Motor Xpress 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
124 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 8
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
- 108
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 126
- Annualized
- ≈63 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving72 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 8 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
25 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 2, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 72% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 194 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2025 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2024 | MO | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2024 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 19, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |