ST-GERMAIN 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
47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 5
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
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
22 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 11, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 19 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2015 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2015 | IN | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 20, 2013 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2012 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2012 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2012 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2011 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2011 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2007 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2005 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |