B & H FREIGHT LINE 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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 46
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 5, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 41 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2024 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2024 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2022 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2021 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2016 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2015 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2013 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2013 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2007 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2007 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2006 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2005 | KS | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 13, 2004 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2000 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 1999 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 1999 | MO | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 1998 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 1997 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 1997 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |