Carrier profile · USDOT 46328 · MC-106120 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Badger Coaches Inc

0 power unitsavg 11.5 yrRegional · 4 statesMADISON, WI100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-106120 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Verified linksbadgerbus.comFMCSA SAFER

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 2.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 101 vehicle and 32 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

2.7% · 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 2.1 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

120 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 31

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.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

7%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
Driver Fitness
0violations
official FMCSA
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
4%
Vehicle Maintenance
official FMCSA

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.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.65 Fuel systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.91 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 143 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 29 total · 1 in 24 mo

29
Total crashes
1
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
2
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20231001
20191001
20171001
20161001
20143003
20121001
20111001
20102012
20092002
20085005
20072002
20062002
20052002
19981001
19971001
19961011
19951001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 16, 2026MO00Yes
Aug 20, 2023WI00Yes
May 7, 2019WI00Yes
Nov 3, 2017WI00Yes
Oct 25, 2016IL00Yes
Nov 18, 2014WI00Yes
May 2, 2014IL00Yes
Feb 1, 2014WI00Yes
Dec 9, 2012MN00Yes
Jul 9, 2011WI00Yes
May 1, 2010WI01Yes
Mar 20, 2010WI00Yes
Jul 3, 2009WI00Yes
Feb 18, 2009WI00Yes
Sep 20, 2008WI00Yes
Aug 18, 2008WI00Yes
May 31, 2008WI00Yes
May 14, 2008WI00Yes
Feb 9, 2008WI00Yes
Dec 1, 2007WI00Yes
Nov 2, 2007WI00Yes
May 19, 2006MN00Yes
Feb 20, 2006WI00Yes
Sep 11, 2005WI00Yes
Jul 9, 2005WI00Yes