Carrier profile · USDOT 266946 · MC-282450 · Updated Jun 15, 2026

Paul Bradigan and Sons Inc

DBA BRADIGAN'S INC

16 power unitsavg 11.9 yrRegional · 3 statesKITTANNING, PA94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-282450 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Verified linksbradigans.comFMCSA SAFER

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 8.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.6 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 6

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
≈1.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
16
Inspections · 24 mo
34
Annualized
≈17 / yr
Coverage
≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
.38measure
SMS · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
26%
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.

  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 376.11 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
  • 172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 48 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 24 total · 3 in 24 mo

24
Total crashes
3
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
10
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20252022
20231001
20222002
20181011
20171010
20161001
20152012
20141001
20133003
20123013
20112002
20091011
20001011
19951011
19941010
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 21, 2026PA00Yes
Dec 1, 2025PA03Yes
Jul 1, 2025PA02Yes
Oct 10, 2023PA00Yes
Dec 24, 2022PA00Yes
Feb 17, 2022PA00Yes
Mar 7, 2018PA01Yes
May 16, 2017PA01No
Dec 14, 2016PA00Yes
Sep 4, 2015PA00Yes
Jan 8, 2015PA01Yes
Jan 26, 2014PA00Yes
Dec 1, 2013PA00Yes
May 16, 2013PA00Yes
Jan 9, 2013PA00Yes
Nov 26, 2012PA00Yes
Nov 8, 2012PA01Yes
Jun 25, 2012PA00Yes
Nov 2, 2011PA00Yes
Feb 16, 2011PA00Yes
Oct 8, 2009PA02Yes
Nov 28, 2000PA01Yes
Dec 14, 1995PA01Yes
Apr 4, 1994OH04No