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Bnsf — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Inspections

930 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

Bnsf Railway Company

DBA

Bnsf

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2650 Lou Menk Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76131-2830

Phone

(817) 352-1143

Power units

2,987

Drivers

6,339

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 930 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

12.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 930 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

dustin.weldon@bnsf.com — company domain

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Domain age

bnsf.com registered 1995-12-06 (31 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

25

Reportable crashes

24

Tow-aways

9

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: OR 05/2026 · CA 04/2026 · KS 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1742025: 2972024: 3232023: 136
Level II — Walk-around: 320Level I — Full: 306Level III — Driver-only: 281Level V — Vehicle-only: 23
DateStateLevel
Jul 22, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026NELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Jul 20, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 15, 2026WYLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 29, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026IALevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026NELevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2026NELevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026NELevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026WYLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026IALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026IALevel I — Full
May 28, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026ORLevel I — Full
May 18, 2026MNLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026OKLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026WYLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026MTLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026SDLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026MTLevel I — Full
May 7, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 27, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026WYLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Apr 7, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026NELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026NMLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 930 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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