Butcher Transportation Service 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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 10 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 26, 2026. 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· 28 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 25, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2019 | FL | 2 | 9 | Yes |
| May 10, 2019 | FL | 2 | 8 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2018 | FL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2015 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2014 | FL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2013 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2012 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2009 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2008 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2006 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2005 | FL | 0 | 3 | No |
| Jul 22, 2003 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |