VALLEY EXPRESS LLC
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
151 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 17
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
- 155
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 156
- Annualized
- ≈78 / 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 Driving101 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance34 · 33 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 21, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 86% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 91 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2026 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 15, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2025 | WI | 1 | 0 | No |
| Mar 24, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2022 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2022 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2021 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |