RICHARD BAUGHN CONSTRUCTION INC

JONESBORO, AR

RICHARD BAUGHN CONSTRUCTION INC is a small fleet, operating 6 power units and 3 drivers, based in Jonesboro, AR. Across 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 16.7% out-of-service rate sits near 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

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
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  • 1 fatality on crash record 2 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — RICHARD BAUGHN CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 958049)
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:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 2 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/958049/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 958049 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Company officer: RICHARD BAUGHN Motor Vehicles Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in JONESBORO, AR

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=130935 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: Caution.

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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 958049
In FMCSA records since May 30, 2001 (~25y)
Company officer RICHARD BAUGHN
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 3
Annual mileage 261,321 mi
Contact & address
Physical
5274 HWY 226
JONESBORO, AR 72404
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 958049
In FMCSA records since May 30, 2001 (~25y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 261,321 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
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 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47
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
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 4 0 0
Trucks 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 12 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 16.67% 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
6
Drivers
3
Inspections
12
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
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

RICHARD BAUGHN CONSTRUCTION INC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.7%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is hos at 2.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in AR (5) and LA (1).

Violation profile

16.7% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 6 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Trail king, Peterbilt, and Great Dane are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 130,935 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 130,935 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 130,935 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2023-11 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Arkansas (AR) 5 0 0.0% Mar 29, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 1 1 100.0% Jul 16, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 9
Trail King 6
Unknown 2
E. D. Etny 1
Etnyre & C 1
Ford 1
Great Dane 1
Volvo 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 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 1 2.40 2 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 0.68 1 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (12 rows) View all 12 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88430947 Jul 16, 2026 LA 3
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.8A1-HOSP, 395.22H4-ELDBRODS Yes
87437404 Mar 29, 2026 AR 3 CROSSETT AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83882317 Feb 13, 2025 AR 3 MARION AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-INAT No
83773950 Jan 30, 2025 AR 3 DEWITT AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
83034990 Oct 30, 2024 AR 3 LONDON AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82875813 Oct 10, 2024 AR 3 LAMAR AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82110118 Jul 8, 2024 AR 3 MONTICELLO AR
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 No
82000843 Jun 25, 2024 AR 3 HOPE AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81755370 May 27, 2024 AR 3 GREENBRIER AR
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81125202 Mar 18, 2024 AR 3 ASHLEY COUNTY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
80059661 Nov 1, 2023 AR 3 CROSS COUNTY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
78974283 Jun 23, 2023 AR 2 ar-crittenden-co-(riverside-stn)
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9(a), 392.2 Yes
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AR2017020034 Oct 9, 2017 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
AR0010076423 Jun 1, 2010 AR 1 1 Yes No Fatal
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ASHLEY COUNTY AR 1 0
CROSS COUNTY AR 1 0
CROSSETT AR AR 1 0
DEWITT AR AR 1 0
GREENBRIER AR AR 1 0
HOPE AR AR 1 0
LAMAR AR AR 1 0
LONDON AR AR 1 0
MARION AR AR 1 0
MONTICELLO AR AR 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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