Bnsf
Bnsf Railway Company · Fort Worth, Texas · Carrier number 281683
2,987
power units
2,987
power units
Bnsf is a freight and passenger carrier based in Fort Worth, Texas with 2,987 power units and 6,339 drivers as reported, the 96th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 8th largest in Texas. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 24 reportable crashes, 1 of them fatal (0.80 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
2,987
#8 in TX
Drivers
6,339
5,997 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
24
1 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.80
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
18.9%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
602
57% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bnsf | 0.80 | 18.9% | 2.7% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in TX | 3.21 | 22.2% | 4.9% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
1 people killed and 10 injured
- Fatal1
- Injury9
- Tow-away14
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 599 | 16 | 2.7% |
| Vehicle | 417 | 79 | 18.9% |
| Hazardous load | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 281683
- Based in
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Registered
- Nov 6, 1986
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Jun 27, 2007)
- Miles driven
- 33.0 million (2025)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Building materials, Chemicals, Construction, General freight, Intermodal containers, Liquids gases, Logs poles, Machinery
- Last update filed
- Mar 10, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Bnsf have?
Bnsf reports 2,987 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 6,339 drivers, 5,997 of them with a commercial license. That is the 96th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 33.0 million miles in 2025.
Is Bnsf a safe carrier?
In 24 months Bnsf had 24 reportable crashes, 0.80 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 18.9% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Jun 27, 2007). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.