Baarts Trucking 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
41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4
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
- 22
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 42
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 12, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 47 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2023 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2018 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2016 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2014 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2013 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2010 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2009 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |