VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
BUTLER TRANSPORT INC
DBA BUTLER TRANSPORT
USDOT 324877 · MC-212216 · 347 NORTH JAMES STREET, KANSAS CITY, KS 66118
81Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated October 2, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Vehicle out-of-service rate above average — 23.2% vs the 22.3% national average.
- Fatal crash on record — 22 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 38 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1988.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- Inactive
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (May 24, 2023)
- Authority age
- 38 yr
- Registered
- Aug 11, 1988
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (913) 321-0047
- billtaylor@butlertransport.com
- Website
- butlertransport.com
- Address
- 347 NORTH JAMES STREET, KANSAS CITY, KS 66118
Fleet
- Power units
- 304
- Drivers
- 308
- Observed units
- 597
- Avg fleet age
- 5.5 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $750k
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- $750k
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 1
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 23.2% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 1.2% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 567
- Crashes
- 28
- Fatal crashes
- 22
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 2.14 | 79% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.14 | 53% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0.09 | 56% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4.46 | 63% | Vektor est. | — |