WILLIAMS 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
59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 60
- Annualized
- ≈30 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.0 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
19 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 6, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
3 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 44 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2024 | MT | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2023 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2020 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2020 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2017 | MN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2016 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2016 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2016 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2015 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2012 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2011 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2011 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2010 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2010 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 21, 2010 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2010 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2008 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2006 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |