Carrier profile · USDOT 267284 · MC-418100 · Updated Jul 17, 2026

Bandys Inc

41 power unitsavg 9.5 yrRegional · 6 statesLOOKOUT, WV94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-418100 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksbandysinc.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 2.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 88 vehicle and 91 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.1 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

89 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 8

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 41-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
41
Inspections · 24 mo
91
Annualized
≈46 / yr
Coverage
≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

22%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
19%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
14%
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.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 122 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 24 total · 7 in 24 mo

24
Total crashes
7
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
8
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262002
20253013
20242002
20232012
20222012
20212002
20201001
20161001
20141011
20132012
20111011
20102012
20081001
20011011
19961001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Feb 19, 2026PA00Yes
Jan 22, 2026OH00Yes
May 2, 2025OH00Yes
Apr 10, 2025OH01Yes
Jan 11, 2025PA00Yes
Nov 20, 2024PA00Yes
Aug 15, 2024OH00Yes
May 24, 2023OH02Yes
Feb 3, 2023PA00Yes
Dec 16, 2022WV00Yes
Sep 2, 2022WV01Yes
Aug 6, 2021PA00Yes
Mar 12, 2021WV00Yes
Oct 19, 2020WV00Yes
Feb 29, 2016WV00Yes
Nov 26, 2014VA02Yes
Dec 1, 2013WV00Yes
Apr 2, 2013WV01Yes
Feb 10, 2011KY01Yes
Jul 25, 2010WV00Yes
Jan 30, 2010WV02Yes
Nov 21, 2008VA00Yes
Oct 17, 2001WV03Yes
Dec 26, 1996WV00Yes