Carrier profile · USDOT 760130 · MC-342740 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

BRONCO LOGISTICS INC

DBA BRONCO TRANSPORTATION

2 power unitsavg 19 yrRegional · 5 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-342740 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksbronco-logistics.comFMCSA SAFER

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 60.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

66.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈2.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
2
Inspections · 24 mo
8
Annualized
≈4 / yr
Coverage
≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

75%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
6.88measure
SMS · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 17, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
4Drove over hours

Crash history· 24 total · 2 in 24 mo

24
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
4
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20241001
20211001
20181001
20171001
20141011
20123022
20115005
20102202
20092002
20082002
20062012
20032002
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 22, 2026TX00Yes
Aug 20, 2024AZ00Yes
May 3, 2021NM00Yes
Oct 29, 2018CA00Yes
Apr 2, 2017CA00Yes
Jun 19, 2014ID01Yes
Dec 17, 2012VA00Yes
May 10, 2012IL01Yes
Mar 11, 2012TX01No
Nov 26, 2011CA00Yes
Nov 17, 2011CA00Yes
Mar 16, 2011CA00Yes
Feb 17, 2011CO00Yes
Feb 5, 2011AR00Yes
Oct 22, 2010UT10Yes
Aug 30, 2010TX20Yes
Apr 6, 2009IL00Yes
Apr 4, 2009WY00Yes
Oct 20, 2008UT00Yes
Feb 15, 2008OR00Yes
Oct 25, 2006UT00Yes
Jun 1, 2006VA03Yes
Jul 9, 2003OR00Yes
Jan 29, 2003OR00Yes