Big Sky Trucking 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
78 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 82
- Annualized
- ≈41 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.9 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
31 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 86% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 15 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2020 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2020 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2020 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2018 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2017 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2016 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2013 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2008 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2005 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2003 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2000 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 1996 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |