Brink's Incorporated
DBA BRINKS
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
221 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 18
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
- 3,287
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 226
- Annualized
- ≈113 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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 Driving139 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving80 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance51 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 10 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 23, 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· 1,213 total · 68 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 46 | 1 | 20 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 64 | 3 | 25 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 71 | 0 | 22 | 66 | |
| 2021 | 70 | 1 | 23 | 64 | |
| 2020 | 84 | 0 | 37 | 76 | |
| 2019 | 63 | 1 | 27 | 58 | |
| 2018 | 47 | 0 | 20 | 44 | |
| 2017 | 54 | 1 | 25 | 50 | |
| 2016 | 51 | 0 | 22 | 46 | |
| 2015 | 61 | 0 | 25 | 55 | |
| 2014 | 48 | 1 | 26 | 45 | |
| 2013 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 32 | |
| 2012 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 26 | |
| 2011 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 32 | |
| 2008 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 43 | |
| 2007 | 53 | 1 | 23 | 46 | |
| 2006 | 44 | 3 | 13 | 42 | |
| 2005 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 29 | |
| 2004 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 22 | |
| 2003 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2001 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 20 | |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 14 | |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 14 | |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 12 | |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2026 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2026 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2026 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2026 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2025 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2025 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |