BERLIN TRANSPORTATION 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
15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 387.301 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 20, 2024. 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· 25 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2012 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 6, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2009 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 17, 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 21, 2003 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2002 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 8, 2002 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2002 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2001 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 1999 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 1998 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 1996 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 1994 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 1994 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 1994 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 1994 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 1993 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 26, 1992 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |