BUILDING MATERIAL DISTRIBUTORS 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
68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7
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
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 72
- Annualized
- ≈36 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 115 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2023 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2014 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2009 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2009 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2008 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2008 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2005 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 30, 2001 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 1991 | CA | 0 | 0 | No |
| Feb 16, 1991 | CA | 0 | 0 | No |