BERKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT

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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

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TruckCodex risk summary — BERKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT (USDOT 1748002)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1748002/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
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USDOT 1748002 Active STATE GOVERNMENT;OTHER-SCHOOL BUS Company officer: MATT COMFORT Passengers Based in READING, PA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 1.4% (better). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 17.6% (better). n=3846 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Clear to review.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1748002

In FMCSA records since Mar 13, 2008 (~18y)

Company officer MATT COMFORT

Operation STATE GOVERNMENT;OTHER-SCHOOL BUS

Cargo carried

Passengers

Fleet size 224 units

Drivers 227

Annual mileage 13,274,960 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (610) 987-2248

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1111 COMMONS BLVD

READING, PA 19605

Mailing

PO BOX 16050

READING, PA 19612

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1748002

In FMCSA records since Mar 13, 2008 (~18y)

Operation STATE GOVERNMENT;OTHER-SCHOOL BUS

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 13,274,960 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.02 vs 1.80 -1.78

Peer tier (large fleets (101-1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 19.1%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Accident reports (24 months)

All 31 crashes →

	Last 6 months	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0	0
Injuries	0	1	1
Tow-away	1	1	2
Crash reports	1	1	2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 86 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	61	61	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

224

Drivers

227

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

31 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

BERKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT had 61 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

61 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in PA (61 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 224 power units (large fleet) and 227 drivers; Chevrolet, Icrp, and Thms are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 3,846 ACTIVE carriers operating 112–336 power units (±50% of this carrier's 224 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

1.4%

Median across 3,846 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -1.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

17.6%

Median across 3,846 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -17.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (14 months)

2023-10 2026-04

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA)	61	0	0.0%	Apr 17, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Chevrolet		30
Icrp		21
Thomas		9
Bluebird I		5
Icbu		5
Blue Bird		4
Blui		4
Ford		2
Ic Bus		2
Freightliner		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	0.05	—	Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (86 rows) View all 86 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87606894	Apr 17, 2026	PA	2	ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS PA SC80098 · 1BAKGCEAXJF345780	0	—	No
87606893	Apr 17, 2026	PA	2	ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS PA SC99499 · 1BAKGCJA0TF819499	0	—	No
87606892	Apr 17, 2026	PA	2	ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	IC BUS SCHOOL BUS PA SC79271 · 4DRBUC8N4GB722774	1	2-SLL	No
87606842	Apr 17, 2026	PA	2	ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	IC BUS SCHOOL BUS PA SC79276 · 4DRBUC8NXGB722780	0	—	No
87606742	Apr 17, 2026	PA	2	ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	IC BUS SCHOOL BUS PA SC76181 · 4DRBUC8N2HB401933	0	—	No
87606741	Apr 17, 2026	PA	2	ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS PA SC99424 · 1BAKGCJA9RF800474	0	—	No
87606740	Apr 17, 2026	PA	2	ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS PA SC96526 · 1BAKGCJA1RF804096	0	—	No
87606724	Apr 17, 2026	PA	2	ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS PA SC80102 · 1BAKGCEA8JF345776	1	95A1	No
87500147	Apr 6, 2026	PA	2	GREENWICH TOWNSHIP PA	FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUS PA SC71510 · 4UZABRDT0GCGS9711	0	—	No
87181561	Feb 25, 2026	PA	2	—	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS PA SD10375 · 1BAKGCJA2TF819519	0	—	No
87140583	Feb 25, 2026	PA	2	—	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS Ticket: Blui PA SC99422 · 1BAKGCJA1RF800470	0	—	No
87140582	Feb 25, 2026	PA	2	—	FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUS Ticket: Thomas PA SC71517 · 4UZABRDT3GCGS9718	0	—	No
87140558	Feb 25, 2026	PA	2	—	FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUS Ticket: Thomas PA SC71520 · 4UZABRDT3GCGS9721	0	—	No
86864967	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	—	FORD SCHOOL BUS PA SC99427 · 1FDFE4FN5SDD12750	0	—	No
86855172	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	AT BCIU BUS GARAGE	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC86877 · 1HA6GUBGXKN004033	0	—	No
86855171	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	AT BCIU BUS GARAGE	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC91460 · 1HA6GUB78MN004714	0	—	No
86855170	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	AT BCIU BUS GARAGE	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC90717 · 1HA3GSBG2LN002592	0	—	No
86855169	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	AT BCIU BUS GARAGE	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC87497 · 1GB3GSBG9K1144954	0	—	No
86855070	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	—	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC58388 · 1HA6GUBG2JN004056	0	—	No
86855069	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	—	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC87496 · 1GB3GSBG4K1141542	0	—	No
86855056	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	—	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC90718 · 1HA3GSBG2LN002561	0	—	No
86855055	Jan 21, 2026	PA	1	—	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC81981 · 1HA3GSBG6JN002009	0	—	No
86553452	Dec 11, 2025	PA	1	—	FORD SCHOOL BUS PA SC99427 · 1FDFE4FN5SDD12750	0	—	No
86553451	Dec 11, 2025	PA	2	—	IC BUS SCHOOL BUS Ticket: Icrp PA SC79276 · 4DRBUC8NXGB722780	0	—	No
86553413	Dec 11, 2025	PA	1	—	CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS PA SC58386 · 1HA6GUBG5JN003984	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (31 rows) View all 31 →

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
PA605863900X	Jul 7, 2026	PA			Yes	No	Tow
PA507496400X	Aug 26, 2025	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA404952200X	Jun 4, 2024	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA403609600X	Apr 24, 2024	PA	0	1	No	No	Injury
PA311321900X	Dec 13, 2023	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA306269300X	Jul 11, 2023	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA302462400X	Mar 17, 2023	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA208245400X	Aug 19, 2022	PA	0	4	Yes	No	Injury
PA202664500X	Mar 8, 2022	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA202435500X	Mar 7, 2022	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA110301800X	Oct 27, 2021	PA	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
PA001670200X	Feb 13, 2020	PA	0	1	No	No	Injury
PA812294600X	Nov 12, 2018	PA	0	2	No	No	Injury
PA811414900X	Oct 30, 2018	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA811188400X	Oct 24, 2018	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA811471500X	Oct 15, 2018	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA806127200X	Jun 1, 2018	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA710330600X	Sep 28, 2017	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA709622300X	Sep 18, 2017	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA612723500X	Dec 5, 2016	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA604737200X	May 9, 2016	PA	0	3	Yes	No	Injury
PA601536400X	Jan 19, 2016	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA302928300X	Mar 13, 2013	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA303173300X	Mar 12, 2013	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA300731700X	Jan 18, 2013	PA	0	1	No	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
AT BCIU BUS GARAGE	PA	29
ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP PA	PA	8
GREENWICH TOWNSHIP PA	PA	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0

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