BURCH EQUIPMENT LLC
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 Nov '24 · 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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 11
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Maintenance27 · 21 OOS
- 383.91 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness8 · 8 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jun 23, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 31 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2019 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2019 | SC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2014 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2012 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2012 | GA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2011 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2011 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 25, 2009 | NC | 0 | 2 | No |
| Dec 21, 2008 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2008 | WV | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2005 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2003 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |