Carrier profile · USDOT 1029188 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Buster Roberts Logging Inc

12 power unitsavg 9.6 yrRegional · 3 statesLOCKESBURG, AR75/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

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 26.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 41.9 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

38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

84%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

71%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

71%

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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving38 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 51 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 18 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2024	1	0	0	1
2023	2	0	0	2
2020	1	0	0	1
2018	4	0	2	4
2015	1	0	0	1
2014	1	1	0	1
2013	1	0	0	1
2012	1	0	0	1
2011	2	0	1	2
2009	1	0	0	1
2008	2	1	2	2
2004	1	0	1	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Sep 30, 2024	AR	0	0	Yes
Oct 11, 2023	AR	0	0	Yes
May 9, 2023	AR	0	0	Yes
Nov 24, 2020	OK	0	0	Yes
Oct 3, 2018	TX	0	1	Yes
Sep 12, 2018	AR	0	0	Yes
Jul 16, 2018	AR	0	1	Yes
Feb 19, 2018	AR	0	0	Yes
Mar 2, 2015	AR	0	0	Yes
Aug 14, 2014	TX	1	0	Yes
Sep 17, 2013	AR	0	0	Yes
Dec 12, 2012	AR	0	0	Yes
Sep 30, 2011	AR	0	0	Yes
Aug 24, 2011	AR	0	1	Yes
May 2, 2009	AR	0	0	Yes
Sep 18, 2008	AR	1	1	Yes
Jun 9, 2008	AR	0	3	Yes
Dec 17, 2004	AR	0	1	Yes