Borkgren Farms LLC
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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 172.304 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 27 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2015 | WI | 0 | 2 | No |
| Nov 24, 2014 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2012 | IL | 1 | 2 | No |
| Jan 28, 2011 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2006 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2005 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2004 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2004 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2003 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 31, 2002 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 16, 1999 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 1999 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 1999 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 1998 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 1998 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 1997 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |