EASTERN EXPRESS INC
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312 WEST 35TH AVENUE
GRIFFITH, IN 46319-1004 - 303
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Safety Rating & OOS Rates
(As of 05/18/2025 updated daily from SAFER )
Out of Service Rates
| Type | OOS % | National Avg % |
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| Vehicle | 25.4 | 23.1 |
| Driver | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Hazmat | 3.0 |
Licensing and Insurance
(As of 05/18/2025 updated hourly from L&I )
| Type | Yes/No | MC#/MX# |
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| Property | Yes | MC-149582 |
| Passenger | No | |
| Household Goods | No | |
| Broker | Yes | MC-149582 |
BASIC Status
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Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending April 25, 2025
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Unsafe Driving
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Not Public Crash Indicator
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Hours-of-Service Compliance
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Vehicle Maintenance
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Controlled Substances and Alcohol
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Not Public Hazardous Materials Compliance
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Driver Fitness
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Vehicle Maintenance
On-Road Performance
5.37
Safety Event Group: 101-500 relevant vehicle inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered
Carrier Measure Over Time
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| Measure | 5.18 | 5.29 | 5.67 | 5.75 | 5.68 | 5.37 |
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Violation Summary
Vehicle Maint. Violations: 333
| Violations | Description | # Violations | # OOS Violations | Violation Severity Weight |
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| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 393.53(b) | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 393.78 | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.60(d) | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 396.3(a)1BOS | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 396.5(b) | Oil and/or grease leak | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.55(e) | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.95(a) | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9TS | Inoperative turn signal | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 393.60(c) | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.75(a)(3) | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Brake - Leak from air chamber | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.3A1B | Brakes (general) Explain: | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.110(b) | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 393.11TL | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.45(d) | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 393.48(a) | Inoperative/defective brakes | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75(c) | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 396.5B-L | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 392.2WC | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.100(b) | Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 393.104(b) | Damaged securement system/tiedowns | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.104(f)(3) | Loose or unfastened tiedown. | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110B3-C | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 393.209(e) | Power steering violations | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45B2UV | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45D-B | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.53B-B | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75(a) | Flat tire or fabric exposed | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.9A-LFTSI | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9H | Inoperable head lamps | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 396.17(c) | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 392.9(a)(2) | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 393.110 | Failing to meet minimum tiedown requirements | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 393.110(c) | Insufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 393.11TU | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.205(a) | Wheel/rim cracked or broken | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.205(c) | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.207(a) | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 393.207(f) | Air suspension pressure loss | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.209(d) | Steering system components worn, welded, or missing | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 393.24(a) | Non-compliance with headlamp requirements | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.45 | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45B2-B | Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45B2PC | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45D-BAAL | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 393.55(c)(2) | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves. | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.78A-WS | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.83(g) | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.9(a) | Inoperative Brake Lamps | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-HLLH | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LCL | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LHLI | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 393.9T | Inoperable tail lamp | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 396.17C-PI | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Brake - Hole in Spring Brake Housing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 396.3A1BL | Brake system pressure loss | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 392.2SLSNC | State/Local Laws - CMV snow chains required. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 392.9(a)(1) | Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 392.9A2-C | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.100B-C | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.104(a) | Inadequate/damaged securement device/system | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.104(d) | Damaged dunnage, chocks, cradles, shoring bars, blocking and bracing | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.104F3-C | Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.104F4-C | Cargo - No edge protection for tiedowns | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.106C1-C | Cargo - Cargo not immobilized or secured against rolling. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110B1-C | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and 1,100 lbs. or less. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110B2II-C | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 5 feet and no more than 10 feet. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.118D-CDL | Dressed Lumber/Similar Building Products - Improper Securement of bundles transported using more than one tier. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.11A1-L | Lighting - Lamps improper color. | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.11UR | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.130 | No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.203 | Cab/body parts requirements violations | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.203(a) | Cab door missing/broken | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.203A-CBP | Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.203C-CBP | Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.209D-STYCIS | Steering - Looseness of the yoke-coupling to the input shaft. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.43 | No/improper breakaway or emergency braking | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.43(a) | No/improper tractor protection valve | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45(b)(2) | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45DLUV | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45PC | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.47(a) | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.47(a) | Brake drum with external crack or crack that opens upon application | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.47(b) | Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.47A-BCFSAD | Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.47F-B | Brake - Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.48(a) | Brake - Smoking | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.55(c)(1) | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55(d)(1) | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55(d)(2) | CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55C1-B | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.60E | Windshield - Obstructed. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.60EWS | Windshield - Obstructed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.75(a)(1) | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75(a)(2) | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75A3-TAOLTIS | Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth. | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.81 | Horn inoperative | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.81-H | Horn - Inoperative or defective. | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.82 | Speedometer inoperative / inadequate | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.95(f) | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.95A4-EEUS | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LPL | Lighting - Parking lamp(s) inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LSLI | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LSML | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LTSIR | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Brake - Defective Air Reservoir | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 396.3A1-DLDSUJM | Driveline/Driveshaft - Any independent vertical movement between opposing yoke ends greater than 1/8 inch, with hand pressure only. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 396.3A1-LLEAK | A liquid fuel system with a dripping leak at any point. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 396.3A1DSUJ | Universal Joint with Loose, Broken, or Missing Component, or Bearing Strap | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 396.5B-HLIW | Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 396.5B-HLOW | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 396.5B-HWSL | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 396.9D2-FTF | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Inspection History
Vehicle Inspections: 256
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| Sum of measure weights | Sum of measure weights | 1,383 | 419 | 2,251 | ||||||
*** The sum of all violation severity weights (violation weight + out-of-service) for this inspection has been capped at 30.
Investigation Results
Vehicle Maint. Acute/Critical Violations: 0
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Summary of Activities
The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.
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