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EngineVerbatim eCFR text · every citation verified

Beat the violations
killing your CSA score.

One roadside inspection can follow your carrier record for two years. For a flat $49, X3 DataQ reviews the violation or crash, scores your real odds of winning, and builds the file-ready challenge packet — ready for you to file with FMCSA.

One flat $49 per case · your packet reviewed within one business day.
Violations being DataQ'd right now
A DOT roadside inspection report on a clipboardOne inspection. Two years on your record.
The problem

Not everything on your record belongs there.

Every inspection and crash is reported to FMCSA and folded into the CSA score that follows your business everywhere. Violations get misclassified, attributed to the wrong carrier, or written up wrong — and the errors are usually the ones costing you most in premiums, load screening, and extra inspections.

  • ◆Misclassified or misattributed violations
  • ◆Crashes you couldn't have prevented, still counting against you
  • ◆Data errors that quietly drag your score for 24 months
A fleet safety manager reviewing a violation on a monitorYour whole record, scored on one screen
The solution

See exactly what's worth fighting.

Bring us a violation or a crash and we pull the exact federal rule, your real odds of winning, and what it's costing you — so your $49 goes only where you can actually move the score.

Start a DataQ — $49 →
Inspection report, repair receipts, photos and logs assembled as evidenceYour evidence, built into the challenge
How it works

Turn your evidence into a challenge FMCSA takes seriously.

Upload the inspection report, repair receipts, photos, ELD data, or the police report. We assemble it into a CFR-cited Request for Data Review — file-ready, and reviewed by a specialist within one business day.

  • 1Start your DataQ — $49. We review the violation and score your real odds of winning.
  • 2Add your evidence. Inspection report, receipts, photos, ELD data, or the police report — we build the argument around it.
  • 3You file it. We hand you a file-ready, CFR-cited packet plus a step-by-step guide, and you submit it at FMCSA's DataQs portal.
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X3 Intelligence

A recovery brain trained on the whole rulebook.

Behind every verdict is verbatim 49 CFR text pulled from eCFR and X3's violation-by-violation challenge analysis. Each violation is scored for regulation fit, the evidence it takes, and challenge viability — and the odds are labeled for what they are: an X3 estimate by violation type.

$49flat, per case
1 dayspecialist review
60sto a first verdict
A violation reviewed, cleared, and the safety score risingViolation → reviewed → cleared
The result

Bad data comes off. Your score comes up.

Win a challenge and the event is removed from your CSA/SMS profile. A cleared violation stops counting toward your BASIC percentile for the rest of its 24-month window — the record insurers, brokers, and enforcement all see.

100% of that violation's weight removedUp to 24 months of impact removed
An entire truck terminal being continuously monitored
Always on

We don't wait for your next DataQ.

Run every new inspection through X3 the day it lands — the X3 verdict tells you in seconds whether it's worth fighting. Your safety score is an asset worth protecting all year, not only when a violation hits.

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Pricing

One price to start. $49 a DataQ.

We review your case and build your file-ready packet — that's $49, reviewed within one business day. You only pay more if it needs it, and only with your OK.

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$49 / per case
We review it and build your packet.
  • Specialist reviews your case
  • File-ready, CFR-cited packet
  • Reviewed within 1 business day
Start a DataQ — $49
If it takes more work
+$50
Complex violations that need a deeper build.
  • Added on top of the $49 base
  • Only after a specialist reviews it
  • You approve before we build
Eligible crash · CPDP
+$150
A crash our specialist confirms is CPDP-eligible.
  • Police report & evidence analysis
  • Full preventability argument, built for you to file
  • Not eligible? You keep the $49 review

Add-ons are only charged after a specialist reviews your case and you approve — nothing extra without your OK. FMCSA decides every challenge; outcomes are not guaranteed.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

What owner-operators and safety managers ask before their first DataQ.

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What is a DataQ challenge?
A DataQ is FMCSA's process for disputing a violation or crash on your record. Winning one removes the event from your CSA/SMS profile. X3 DataQ prepares the file-ready, CFR-cited challenge packet — you submit it to FMCSA through their DataQs portal.
What can X3 DataQ challenge?
Roadside-inspection violations, crash records (including not-preventable determinations via CPDP), and data errors — anything eligible under FMCSA's DataQ and Crash Preventability Determination Program.
How likely am I to win?
We show an X3 win-likelihood estimate for that violation type, next to the verified rule and the evidence it takes. It's an estimate, not a measured win rate or a guarantee — but it tells you which challenges are worth filing.
How much does it cost?
It's $49 to review your case and build your file-ready packet, reviewed within one business day. Complex violations may add $50, and an eligible crash (CPDP) $150 — but only after a specialist reviews it and you approve. Nothing extra without your OK.
How long does it take?
Your packet is built and specialist-reviewed within about one business day, ready for you to file. FMCSA's decision typically comes a few weeks after you submit it.
What do you need from me?
The violation or crash, and any evidence you have — the inspection report, repair receipts, photos, ELD/log data, or the police report. The engine re-checks your odds against what you actually have.
How is this different from filing it myself?
Filing a DataQ in FMCSA's portal is free — the hard part is knowing which ones are worth filing and writing an argument that holds up. For $49, X3 scores your real odds and builds the CFR-cited, file-ready packet; you submit it. You do the click; we do the case.
What if FMCSA denies the challenge?
Not every challenge wins — FMCSA makes the final call. We only recommend filing where the odds justify it, and a denial leaves your record no worse than it already was.
Is this legal advice?
No. X3 DataQ provides DataQ/CPDP preparation and representation services and educational information — not legal advice.
Get started

Keep the road ahead clear.

Bring us a roadside violation or crash. For $49 we review it, score your real odds of winning, and build the file-ready challenge packet — ready for you to file with FMCSA.

Start a DataQ — $49 →