Blue Ridge Lumber Co
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 Sep '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
- 44
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 24
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 45 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 10 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2010 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2010 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2010 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 18, 2009 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 11, 2009 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 1998 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |