B J DOCKINS TRUCKING LLC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202621 inspections · 108 violations (11 OOS) · 30% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9TSVehicle Maintenance
Inoperative turn signal
24
4× · sev 6
- 2396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
16
4× · sev 4
- 3395.8A1-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance3 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
15
3× · sev 5
- 4393.9TVehicle Maintenance
Inoperable tail lamp
12
2× · sev 6
- 5393.9Vehicle Maintenance
Inoperable Required Lamp
6
3× · sev 2
- 6393.19Vehicle Maintenance
Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
6
1× · sev 6
- 7393.60C
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
3
3×
- 8393.11TLVehicle Maintenance
Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 9393.78Vehicle Maintenance
Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2
2× · sev 1
- 10393.75A31 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX22
- LA2
- KS1
- GA1
- OK1
- AL1
- NM1
- AR1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 85% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed3× · 94%
- 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.1× · 6%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 83% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection4× · 18%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 9%
- 393.75A1-TEPBMTires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area1× · 3%
- 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit1× · 4%
- 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit1× · 1%
- 393.45DLUVBrake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle1× · 1%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 25% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 15.8% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 396.17C-PI×2Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
- 393.95A4-EENAEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled
- Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
- Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
- 393.60DWindshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA18 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
- Company officer
- BUDDY JAMES DOCKINS
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2012-02-27
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-04-20
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 8 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
20 events- 07/21/2026Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA873526257
- 04/20/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.7M mi reported (2025)
- 03/11/2026Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT9310598640
- 02/11/2026Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT9310598640
- 05/03/2024Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP49476A
- 03/23/2020Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP49476A
- 05/08/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 10/11/2018Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2833555
- 04/08/2016Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA2833555
- 03/14/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2016)
- 01/29/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (10/11/2018)
- 01/14/2016Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPO0047262
- 01/14/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPO0044433
- 12/18/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/15/2015)
- 01/14/2014Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPO0040565
- 12/18/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/14/2014)
- 03/28/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (01/20/2016)
- 03/11/2013Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTO1386675
- 12/06/2012MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (03/18/2013)
- 02/27/2012Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2016-03-25
- Last review
- 2016-09-23
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-04-20
- Reported mileage
- 665,500 mi (2025)
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