BULLET FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC
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
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 5
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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 38
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 1, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
3 ELD violations 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 26, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |