BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES 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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3
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
- 13
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 21, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 121 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2019 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2018 | UT | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2017 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2016 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2015 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 17, 2015 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2014 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 28, 2013 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |