BARTON SOLVENTS INC
USDOT 2516MC-Docket MC281716DES MOINES, IA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized107 power units
BARTON SOLVENTS INC (USDOT 2516) in DES MOINES, IA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- Cargo insurance on file.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-02-25 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.48
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.05
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.72
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Crashes
152
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
14
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 107
- Total drivers
- 77
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.6%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 8.2%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-20
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2010-02-25 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
236
Inspections
22
OOS inspections
151
Violations
25
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-20.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-11-14
IA
Tow-away
2025-05-12
MO
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-02-06 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adve | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Bulk Packages) - Missing or improperly secured manhole covers. NOTE: An OOS condition exists when any of the manhole | OOS |
| 2025-10-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number. | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-10-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-10-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-10-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-10-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | — |
| 2025-10-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2025-09-11 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Less than 50% of the required ID numbers are missing for each material. | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air suspension pressure loss | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-08-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Failure to test / inspection a specification cargo tank when due | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to provide/affix placards when required. | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting | — |
| 2025-07-17 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping paper. NOTE: An error in the shipping descrip | OOS |
| 2025-07-15 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to clearly distinguish HM shipping papers from other papers of any kind | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-06-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Shipper HM shipping paper does not list hazard class or division number as required. | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-05-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - 50% or more of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing | OOS |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material | OOS |
| 2025-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information immediately available | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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