Butler Trucking 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
15 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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 9 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 6, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 33 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2025 | KS | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2024 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2021 | OK | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2019 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 11, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2014 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2010 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2009 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2008 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 29, 2008 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2007 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2005 | OK | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jun 10, 2005 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2005 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2005 | OK | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 12, 2004 | OK | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2004 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |