R BARTEL INC
USDOT 3083586 · Doing business as BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (62 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate20% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 3083586 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | R BARTEL INC |
| DBA Name | BARTEL COMMUNICATIONS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4794841391 |
| Address | 5919 HWY 271 S, Fort Smith, AR, 72908 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 5 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 20% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-08-13 — AR — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (2), 15 (1), 51 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 62 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 61 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 900,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-AUG-24 |
R BARTEL INC operates 62 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in AR.
Nearby
Other carriers in Fort Smith, AR
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- G & L INVESTORS — USDOT 2898924, 30 power units
- INTEGRITY SLICKLINE SERVICES LLC — USDOT 2857410, 12 power units
- YODERBILT LLC — USDOT 3087479, 8 power units
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