BABB LUMBER COMPANY INC

BABB LUMBER COMPANY INC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Ringgold, GA. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
1 fatality on crash record 10 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BABB LUMBER COMPANY INC (USDOT 187759)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 10 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/187759/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 187759 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Satisfactory rated Company officer: DAVID BABB Company officer 2: STEVE BABB Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in RINGGOLD, GA

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233992 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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: Caution.

Field change history →

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 187759

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer DAVID BABB

Company officer 2 STEVE BABB

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 103,955 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (706) 935-2411

Email: [email protected]

Physical

6652 HIGHWAY 41

RINGGOLD, GA 30736

Mailing

PO BOX 250

RINGGOLD, GA 30736

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 187759

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 103,955 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 4.00 vs 1.80 +2.20

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	1	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 1 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	100%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

Risk intelligence

BABB LUMBER COMPANY INC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 21.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in GA (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Ford goldl is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 233,992 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,992 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,992 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (1 months)

2024-12 2024-12

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

4 violations

2 OOS · 50.0%

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Georgia (GA)	1	1	100.0%	Dec 12, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford Goldl		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	21.00	21	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (1 row) View all 1 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
83432683	Dec 12, 2024	GA	1	RINGGOLD GA	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK GA DZH765 · 1FDAF56P64EB71893	4	393.41-BNPB, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.78A-WS	Yes

Recent Crashes (10 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
GA0005334577	May 3, 2015	GA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
GAA234007101	Jun 14, 2010	GA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
GA9100007001	Apr 7, 2009	GA	1	0	Yes	No	Fatal
GA9190002701	Apr 6, 2009	GA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TN0009582857	Jun 18, 2007	TN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TN0009833834	May 24, 2005	TN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
GA1043019401	Feb 1, 2001	GA	0	3	No	No	Injury
TN0003859788	May 12, 1998	TN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IN970002584_	Oct 15, 1997	IN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
GA4040039100	Feb 24, 1994	GA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
RINGGOLD GA	GA	1	1

Related Records

Georgia carriers Ringgold carriers 1 inspection 10 reportable crashes

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots