Borton & Sons 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
49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6
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
- 66
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 52
- Annualized
- ≈26 / 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 70 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 22 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2025 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2017 | WA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2017 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2015 | WA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 5, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2014 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2010 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2009 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2008 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2004 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |