BUTTON TRANSPORTATION 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
99 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 9
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
- 105
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 109
- Annualized
- ≈55 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving50 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 20, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 131 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2024 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 11, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |