Barons Bus 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
133 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 28
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.
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 13, 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· 19 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 24, 2024 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| May 13, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2019 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2019 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2016 | IN | 1 | 20 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2016 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2014 | MI | 0 | 3 | No |
| Aug 18, 2014 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |