BUTLER TRANSPORT INC
DBA: BUTLER TRANSPORT
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 304
- Drivers · CDL
- 308 · 0
- Annual miles
- 29.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 303 | 1 | 0 | 304 |
| Trailers | 564 | 0 | 0 | 564 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-24-2023) · 3 yr old
- Registered
- 08-11-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-21-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BILL TAYLOR
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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.
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Fatal crashes2 crashes with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Dec 27, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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New since the grade was set1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
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Injury crashes8 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification8 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 no valid CDL, 3 medical certificate (Jan 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 105 of 334 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 44 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.2% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 22
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Excessive speeding: 31
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Kansas (about 183 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.043 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.43 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.55 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.10 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
334 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert225 · 70 OOSBrakes 105 · Lights 62 · Tires 19 · Wheels & hubs 8 · Steering & suspension 5 · 26 more
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Unsafe driving No alert82 · 0 OOSSpeeding 32 · Reckless / lane 28 · Seat belt 4 · Other 18
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Hours of service No alert17 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 3 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert10 · 8 OOSNo valid CDL 7 · Medical certificate 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Sep12026IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun222026WisconsinInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May202026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May122026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar212026IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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Feb212026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb152026OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan62026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jan42026KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec272025KansasFatal · 1 deathDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.In the newsOne killed in Ellsworth County crash - Great Bend TribuneGreat Bend Tribune
Why this link: FMCSA crash report KS2025E31118 (Kansas Highway Patrol) lists BUTLER TRANSPORT INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name BUTLER TRANSPORT INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Aug102025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug82025AlabamaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar142025KansasFatal · 1 deathDaylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb122025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Dec222024OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov152024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
18 more in the FMCSA records below.
2 of the 27 crashes were fatal.
8 of the 27 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jul 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1992
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 8, 2021)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
40 filings and 9 authority events since 1988 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jul 1, 2025CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2024CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2023CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2022CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2021CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2020CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2019CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2018CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2017CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2015NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Cargo · ended Aug 28, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 9, 2013Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2012CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 11, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 15, 2011opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 7, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2011CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2012 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 28, 2012 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2011CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 7, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2011opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 30, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2010TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jun 30, 2015 · replaced by another insurer60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2010CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2010opened after VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 30, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2009LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 30, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 31, 2010 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2008VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 13, 2008opened after WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 29, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 31, 2005WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 29, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect32 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2005LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 30, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Kansas (HQ) 79
- Missouri 73
- Illinois 54
- Indiana 41
- Ohio 38
- Nebraska 34
- Utah 30
- Iowa 27
14% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (304 power units: 304 filed, 280 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 304 power units this active to have about 12.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 47 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 15.7 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 13.3 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- 2 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Inspections count through the end of the latest full month of FMCSA data. Crash reports reach FMCSA weeks late, so crashes wait 1 month more. Both enter the grade as the window moves forward each month.
- Crash Sep 1, 2026 · IN · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 79 | 2.10 | |
| HOS Compliance | 15 | 0.11 | |
| Driver Fitness | 9 | 0.10 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 117 | 4.36 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.