Barto Trucking LLC
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
123 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 12
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
- 68
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 126
- Annualized
- ≈63 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 5, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 29 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | MN | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2025 | IA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2022 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2021 | NE | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2021 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2021 | IA | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2020 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2018 | SD | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2017 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2015 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2013 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |