Carrier profile · USDOT 112044 · MC-281899 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

B & B Trucking Inc

129 power unitsavg 7.5 yrNational · 23 statesKALAMAZOO, MI81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-281899 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 32.2%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 87 vehicle and 153 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 15.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

148 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 12

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 129-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
129
Inspections · 24 mo
153
Annualized
≈77 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

40%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
6%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
32%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
55%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving55 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 5 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 21 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 16, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

1ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
2False logs
1Drove over hours

0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 290 total · 12 in 24 mo

290
Total crashes
12
In last 24 mo
5
Fatal
89
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263013
20258008
20246035
2023171617
2022130313
2021100310
2020190319
2019120411
2018210721
2017100310
2016190419
2015170417
2014130313
2013120512
20129039
20114024
2010111310
20095015
2008160614
20077017
20067027
20057016
2004110411
20032011
20023022
20014124
20003122
19992002
19986024
19973013
19953022
19942021
19934121
19911011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 15, 2026MI01Yes
Mar 1, 2026MI00Yes
Feb 5, 2026OH00Yes
Dec 23, 2025MI00Yes
Nov 12, 2025MI00Yes
Oct 28, 2025AL00Yes
Aug 11, 2025MI00Yes
Jul 22, 2025MI00Yes
Jul 11, 2025MI00Yes
Apr 15, 2025FL00Yes
Jan 10, 2025FL00Yes
Aug 14, 2024IA00Yes
Aug 9, 2024GA01Yes
Apr 12, 2024NY01No
Feb 7, 2024VA00Yes
Jan 30, 2024KY01Yes
Jan 21, 2024PA00Yes
Nov 27, 2023VA01Yes
Nov 23, 2023IL01Yes
Oct 2, 2023IN00Yes
Jul 19, 2023OH00Yes
Jun 29, 2023PA02Yes
Jun 22, 2023MI00Yes
Jun 13, 2023MI00Yes
Jun 11, 2023MI00Yes