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USDOT 2285847 · S A EXPRESS INC
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S A EXPRESS INC

USDOT 2285847 MC 780737 Romulus, MI Authorized For-Hire
198 power units 205 drivers 16.6M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 33.5 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
14 yrs history · 137 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
198 all owned
Drivers · CDL
205 · 205
Annual miles
16.6M ~84k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors19800198
Trailers25000250

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Mar 28, 2017)9 yrs old
Registered
Mar 20, 2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 5, 2026
Officers
SAMER KOUJANE · ALEN CINDRAK
Phone
(313) 436-4856
Email
info@saexpressinc.com
Address
10675 Middlebelt, Romulus MI 48174

Cargo

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General FreightBeveragesOther: AUTO FREIGHT

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
19
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 7 injury · 10 people hurt in all
Inspections
137
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.6%
19 of 62 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
1 of 137 driver inspections
Violations
122
24 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 17 inspections, 2 out of service 17 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 22 inspections, 2 out of service 22 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 14 inspections, 4 out of service 14 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 26 inspections, 2 out of service 26 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 19 inspections, 4 out of service 19 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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Violations

122 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    68 · 23 out-of-service
    Brakes 29 · Lights 15 · Tires 11 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 8 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    37 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 15 · Speeding 13 · Phone use 4 · Seat belt 3 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    16 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 11 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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2 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Jul 9, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Mar
    15
    2026
    Mar 15, 2026 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    12
    2026
    Feb 12, 2026 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    24
    2025
    Nov 24, 2025 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    29
    2025
    Oct 29, 2025 · Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Sep
    25
    2025
    Sep 25, 2025 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    16
    2025
    Sep 16, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Sep
    15
    2025
    Sep 15, 2025 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

11 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2012
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Carolina Casualty Insurance Company → ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2026); NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC. → Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (Jul 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Michigan (HQ) 56
  • Indiana 27
  • Ohio 19
  • Illinois 13
  • Kentucky 13
  • Tennessee 6
  • Iowa 1
  • Mississippi 1

41% of inspections were in its home state.

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