VMW 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
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 3
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
- 11
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 24
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-08-01
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 Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 56 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 29 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2026 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2019 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2018 | NY | 0 | 3 | No |
| Aug 13, 2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2018 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2018 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2017 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2017 | MD | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 31, 2017 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2017 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2016 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2016 | PA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Dec 23, 2015 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |