VTL EXPRESS INC
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
101 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 9
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
- 47
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 105
- Annualized
- ≈53 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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.
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 59% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 35 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 13, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2019 | MA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2017 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2013 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2012 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2011 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2010 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2009 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2009 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2009 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2008 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2008 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2006 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |