BURNS MOTOR FREIGHT 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
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6
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
- 65
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 37
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Maintenance19 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 22, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 142 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | WV | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2025 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2025 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2025 | PA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2023 | MD | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2022 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2021 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2021 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2020 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2020 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2020 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2020 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2019 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2019 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2018 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2018 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |