BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1,106
- Drivers · CDL
- 848 · 806
- Annual miles
- 9.9M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 652 | 0 | 0 | 652 |
| Tractors | 454 | 0 | 0 | 454 |
| Trailers | 1735 | 0 | 0 | 1735 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-04-2000) · 26 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-16-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BO RHODES
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.
Its risk relativity (0.61× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below
The downside is never capped.
The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 1106 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 238 units seen in 24 months, 0.15 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Expected crash rate is about 39% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 crashes3 crashes with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jan 28, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service11 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 4 hours of service, 3 medical certificate (Feb 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 46 of 179 violations (26%). Light or brake defects led to 11 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 238 of the 1106 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (343 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 1106 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.2% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.4% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 8
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Excessive speeding: 10
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.009 | 0.014 |
| Inspections | 0.27 | 0.41 |
| Violations | 0.08 | 0.16 |
| Critical violations | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
179 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert125 · 35 OOSLights 46 · Brakes 22 · Cargo securement 19 · Tires 14 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 20 more
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Unsafe driving No alert35 · 0 OOSSpeeding 11 · Reckless / lane 10 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 3 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert12 · 4 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 3 · False log 2
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Driver fitness No alert7 · 7 OOSNo valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jun52026WashingtonProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr172026MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan282026North DakotaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsOne dead after Stark County crash involving trucks carrying oversized loadKXNET · Jan 29, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report ND0001178076 (North Dakota Highway Patrol) lists BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO’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 BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Jan282026North DakotaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsOne dead after Stark County crash involving trucks carrying oversized loadKXNET · Jan 29, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report ND0001178076 (North Dakota Highway Patrol) lists BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO’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 BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Jan142026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan92026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec172025MississippiFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec162025MassachusettsProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep202025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec272024OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct212024ArizonaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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.
11 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 19 crashes were fatal.
4 of the 19 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$3,000,000 · Greenwich Insurance Companyon record since Nov 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1997
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Nov 24, 2020
- One liability insurer throughout
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 4, 2013)
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
22 filings and 11 authority events since 1983 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Nov 1, 2021Greenwich Insurance CompanyLiability · $3,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 24, 2020Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of AmericaBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 1, 2018GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Apr 6, 2024 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 29, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 7, 2018opened after LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 25, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2017GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2013Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2011LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 25, 2018 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2011LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $10,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Mar 7, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect148 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 28, 2009Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 24, 2009FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 24, 2020 · replaced by another insurer132 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2008AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2003Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 6, 2003Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2003LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 7, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect254 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2002ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2005 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2001CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 19, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2000CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2001 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 18, 2000Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1999CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1998NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1997GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKCargo · ended Jan 9, 2003 · replaced by another insurer62 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1997NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 1998 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 1997Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1995HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 1, 1997 · replaced by another insurer24 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
- Washington 42
- California 39
- Arizona 28
- Tennessee (HQ) 24
- Iowa 23
- Mississippi 21
- South Dakota 17
- Nebraska 15
Runs well beyond its home state: 24 of 343 inspections were in Tennessee.
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 (1106 power units: 1106 filed, 238 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 1106 power units this active to have about 18.2 crashes a year — but only 238 of the 1106 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.15 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 30 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 10.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 11.0 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. 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.
- 5 inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
- Capped one band (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — under a quarter of it seen in 24 months and under 0.25 inspections per filed truck a year — so Excellent shows as Strong and Strong as Satisfactory until the fleet is confirmed
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 | 35 | 0.29 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 0.11 | |
| Driver Fitness | 7 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 68 | 2.69 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 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.