TRADE WIND EXPRESS INC
DBA ENTOURAGE TRUCKING
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
28 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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 4 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
36 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 1, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
8 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2023 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 2, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2022 | OH | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2016 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2008 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 14, 2007 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2005 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 8, 2003 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 25, 2001 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |