Badger Federal Services 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 Aug '25 · 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
- 29
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 46
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 8, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 129 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2024 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2022 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2022 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |