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USDOT 324877MC212216

Butler Transport — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

37 years (granted 1988)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

874 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Butler Transport Inc

DBA

Butler Transport

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

347 North James Street, Kansas City, KS 66118

Phone

(913) 321-0047

Power units

304

Drivers

308

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC212216

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/04/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/09/2013

Insurance filings

91X — Cherokee Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 874 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

8.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 874 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

billtaylor@butlertransport.com — company domain

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Mail host

Google Workspace

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

26

Reportable crashes

25

Tow-aways

8

With injuries

2

With fatalities

Most recent: WI 06/2026 · TN 05/2026 · TN 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1752025: 3082024: 3062023: 85
Level III — Driver-only: 504Level II — Walk-around: 254Level I — Full: 116
DateStateLevel
Sep 2, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Sep 1, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Aug 31, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2026INLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 3, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 19, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jul 18, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jul 6, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 28, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jun 27, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026IALevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 6, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 31, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 31, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
May 30, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026ALLevel I — Full
May 23, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 21, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 16, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 15, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026INLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026IALevel I — Full
May 12, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 2, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026INLevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 11, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 874 inspections on file.

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