BASIN TRANSPORTATION LLC

DBA: BASIN FARMING

DOT# 2211268 MC# 784999 Moses Lake, WA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(509) 764-7000 pbernard@cascadeagronomics.us 2626 Road N Ne, Moses Lake WA 98837
14 tractors · all owned 14 drivers 860k mi/yr · ~61k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 71.5 / 100
Low confidence
15 yrs history · 33 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
14 · 12
Annual miles
860k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 14 0 0 14
Trailers 28 0 0 28

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Conditional (08-07-2017)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 9 yr ago)
Registered
11-17-2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-20-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JASON W HINES
Officer
TODD B HINES

Cargo

53.9
medium risk
General Freight Other: LIME,MANURE. Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.80×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.30× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 16 of 45 violations (36%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 4 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    47.1% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 17), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.13× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
33
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
47.1%
8 of 17
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
1 of 33
National avg 6.7%
Violations
45
15 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Washington (about 24 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 1.64 1.23
Violations 1.61 0.97
Critical violations 0.43 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

45 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    36 · 14 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 5 · Lights 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 4 · Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 24, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2012
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PENN MILLERS INSURANCE COMPANY → CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 13, 2025)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Washington (HQ) 25
  • Oregon 8

76% of inspections were in its home state.