Buchanan Oil Corporation
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
9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
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
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 9
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 107.601 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 19 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2019 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2018 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2011 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2010 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2010 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2010 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2008 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2007 | VA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 27, 2007 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2006 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2004 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2004 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2003 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 1999 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 1996 | VA | 0 | 4 | Yes |