James Burg Trucking Company
DBA JBTC
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
69 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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
- 99
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 70
- Annualized
- ≈35 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving67 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 20 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 11, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 95 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2021 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2021 | IN | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |