BERT BAXTER TRANSPORT 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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 4
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
- 22
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther2 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 173.24 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 28 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 19 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2024 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2021 | WY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2017 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2014 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2010 | WI | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2010 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2010 | LA | 0 | 6 | No |
| Apr 2, 2009 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2006 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2004 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2003 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2003 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2002 | ND | 1 | 0 | No |
| Aug 14, 2002 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2001 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |