HO BOUCHARD 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
131 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 10
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
- 92
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 139
- Annualized
- ≈70 / 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 16, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 103 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2025 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2024 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2023 | ME | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2023 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2023 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2023 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2022 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2022 | ME | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2021 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2021 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2021 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2020 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2019 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2019 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2019 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2019 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2019 | ME | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2018 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2018 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2018 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |