U S Road Freight Express Inc
DBA U S ROAD FREIGHT
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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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
- 69
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 177.823 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 33 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 51 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2024 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2023 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2022 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2017 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2017 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2015 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2015 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2013 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |