J Bauer Trucking 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
11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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
- 60
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 8, 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· 107 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2022 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 9, 2021 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2017 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 11, 2017 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2016 | WY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |