Berry & Smith Trucking Ltd
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
82 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 8
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
- 78
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 84
- Annualized
- ≈42 / 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 7, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 42 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2018 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2017 | WA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2016 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2014 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 21, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2009 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2009 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2008 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2006 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2003 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |