Carrier profile · USDOT 1188254 · MC-474228 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

BUCKEYE INTERMODAL LLC

56 power unitsavg 18.3 yrRegional · 3 statesCLEVELAND, OH74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-474228 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksbuckeyeintermodal.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 36.4%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 28.5 pts 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 3

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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 56-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
56
Inspections · 24 mo
17
Annualized
≈9 / yr
Coverage
≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

25%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
6%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
10%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
23%
Controlled Substances
Vektor peer est.
67%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

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 Maintenance25 · 5 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jun 26, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Crash history· 34 total · 2 in 24 mo

34
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
15
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251001
20241011
20231001
20215015
20192021
20183013
20173023
20152021
20141001
20131001
20123022
20093022
20071011
20061001
20052012
20044004
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Dec 12, 2025OH00Yes
Dec 27, 2024OH01Yes
Oct 19, 2023OH00Yes
May 26, 2021NJ00Yes
Apr 26, 2021OH01Yes
Feb 18, 2021OH00Yes
Feb 3, 2021NJ00Yes
Feb 2, 2021OH00Yes
Sep 18, 2019OH01No
Jun 27, 2019PA04Yes
Oct 5, 2018OH01Yes
Aug 10, 2018OH00Yes
Apr 30, 2018PA00Yes
Mar 3, 2017PA04Yes
Mar 3, 2017PA04Yes
Feb 10, 2017OH00Yes
Jul 16, 2015OH01No
Jul 7, 2015OH01Yes
Jan 7, 2014OH00Yes
Feb 1, 2013OH00Yes
Dec 26, 2012OH00Yes
Sep 11, 2012IN01Yes
Aug 9, 2012PA01No
Dec 9, 2009PA00Yes
Jun 12, 2009PA01No