BIRK TRANSFER INC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 26, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 56 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 6, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2020 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2013 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2011 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2011 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2009 | RI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |