TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED EXPRESS INC
DBA TCX
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
43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4
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
- 41
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 45
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 9, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 62 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 11, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2019 | TN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2019 | NC | 0 | 11 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2018 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2017 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2016 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |