Southern Tier 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
1,193 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 135
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
- 102
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1,211
- Annualized
- ≈606 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈5.9 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance209 · 38 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving176 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance59 · 13 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance45 · 12 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance43 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance41 · 38 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 7 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
62 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 82% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 48 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2026 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 9, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2024 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2020 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2017 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2015 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2013 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2013 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2012 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |