SUPERIOR EXPRESS INCORPORATED
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
53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 6
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
- 33
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 54
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther4 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 177.801 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Apr 25, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 48 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2024 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2014 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2013 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2013 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2010 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2009 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |