BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED 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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 11
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 172.331 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 13 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 47 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2019 | MA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 8, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2015 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 14, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2013 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2012 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 12, 2012 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2012 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |