T J Blackburn Syrup Works 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
49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 51
- Annualized
- ≈26 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.8 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.
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance28 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
52 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 26 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 31, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2022 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2021 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 26, 2021 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2013 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2011 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2011 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2009 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 1999 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 1998 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 1998 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 1998 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 1996 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |