Citing SafeNY Analyses
SafeNY analyses are derived from public FMCSA records via a published methodology. The citation formats below cover the standard cases — legal briefs, academic research, regulatory filings — with a worked example. Every carrier page also includes a pre-filled per-carrier citation block at the bottom.
Standard formats
Worked example: J B Hunt Transport Inc (USDOT 80806). Substitute the carrier name + USDOT + page URL for any other carrier.
APA 7th edition
Best for academic research, social-science / public-health writing, and policy-analysis publications.
SafeNY. (2026). Safety analysis for J B Hunt Transport Inc (USDOT 80806). Retrieved [date], from https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/j-b-hunt-transport-inc-usdot-80806
Chicago (author-date)
Common for historical research, journalism, and cross-disciplinary scholarship.
SafeNY. 2026. "Safety analysis for J B Hunt Transport Inc (USDOT 80806)." Accessed [date]. https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/j-b-hunt-transport-inc-usdot-80806.
Bluebook (legal briefs)
Standard format for U.S. legal practice. Bluebook 21st edition, Rule 18.2 (Internet Sources). For practice-specific variants (state-court signal conventions, parallel-citation rules) defer to the local jurisdiction's style guide.
SafeNY Safety Profile, J B Hunt Transport Inc, FMCSA USDOT 80806, SafeNY (last visited [date]), https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/j-b-hunt-transport-inc-usdot-80806.
BibTeX
For LaTeX bibliographies (academic publications, technical reports, RegTech / motor-carrier safety research).
@misc{safeny_jbhunt_80806_2026,
title = {Safety analysis for J B Hunt Transport Inc},
author = {{SafeNY}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/j-b-hunt-transport-inc-usdot-80806}},
note = {USDOT 80806; derived from FMCSA public records}
}Per-carrier citations
Every carrier page includes a Cite this analysis block at the bottom with the carrier's specific citation pre-filled in all four formats (APA / Chicago / Bluebook / BibTeX). A copy-to-clipboard button is provided for each.
The pre-filled citations interpolate the carrier's legal name (Title Case), USDOT number, page URL, and the current year. The retrieval date is left as a placeholder ("[date]") per standard convention — fill it in when you cite.
Example carrier page (J B Hunt): /trucking-accidents/j-b-hunt-transport-inc-usdot-80806.
Citing methodology
When the citation is to the SafeNY methodology itself (rather than a specific carrier analysis), point to /methodology:
APA 7th edition
SafeNY. (2026). SafeNY safety-analysis methodology: FMCSA data compilation and night-driving pattern detection. Retrieved [date], from https://safeny.com/methodology
Bluebook
SafeNY Methodology, SafeNY (last visited [date]), https://safeny.com/methodology.
What counts as a SafeNY analysis
A SafeNY analysis is a per-carrier safety profile derived from public FMCSA records via the published methodology. Each carrier page is dated by the underlying snapshot timestamp; the audit log on /methodology#sources records the FMCSA ingest dates for the snapshot rendered.
SafeNY analyses are decision support, not adjudication: the figures compiled here are drawn from public FMCSA records (crash history, out-of-service rates, official SMS BASIC percentiles, insurance filings) — not a regulatory finding, not a verdict prediction. Statutory citations (49 CFR § 387, § 392.14, § 395) are provided for context.
Not legal advice. SafeNY is not a law firm; consult counsel admitted in the relevant jurisdiction. Admissibility in any specific proceeding is a court determination — these citation formats are conventions, not warranties of admissibility.
Verifiable methodology versions
Every carrier analysis is anchored to a cryptographically versioned methodology snapshot. The current version resolves at a permanent verification URL:
- /v/6.5.302bb — methodology v6.5 (SHA-anchored snapshot)