STAGE WEST 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
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 3 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 33 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2025 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 23, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2016 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 10, 2014 | IL | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2013 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2012 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2012 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2012 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 20, 2012 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2012 | KY | 0 | 9 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2010 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2009 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |