Buchanan Hauling & Rigging 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
281 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 19
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
- 117
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 285
- Annualized
- ≈143 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving94 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance38 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 20 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
31 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 17, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
11 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 211 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2026 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2023 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2022 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2021 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2021 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |