BARTEL BULK FREIGHT 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
138 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 13
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
- 61
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 141
- Annualized
- ≈71 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 7 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 7, 2026. 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 43 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2024 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2021 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 23, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2020 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2020 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2019 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2016 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2015 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2015 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2014 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2014 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2014 | IN | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2012 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |