BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC

USDOT 501115 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat CORPORATION Company officer: CHRISTOPHER BURNS Company officer 2: JAMES AMATO Motor Vehicles Machinery / Large Objects Based in WARRENDALE, PA Grade A · 100
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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
On file
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Org: CORPORATION
Company officer: CHRISTOPHER BURNS
Company officer 2: JAMES AMATO
Cargo: Motor Vehicles, Machinery / Large Objects
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC (USDOT 501115)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Officer(s): CHRISTOPHER BURNS (Company officer); JAMES AMATO (Company officer 2)
Organization: CORPORATION

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/501115/
As of: Jul 18, 2026
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TruckCodex · compliance grade

Compliance grade A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 1.5% (better). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 18.4% (better). n=8795 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex compliance grade from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Clear to review.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 501115
In FMCSA records since Oct 14, 1992 (~33y)
Entity CORPORATION
Business org CORPORATION
Company officer CHRISTOPHER BURNS
Company officer 2 JAMES AMATO
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Machinery / Large Objects
Fleet size 110 units
Drivers 107
Annual mileage 2,000,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
210 THORN HILL ROAD
WARRENDALE, PA 15086
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 501115
In FMCSA records since Oct 14, 1992 (~33y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,000,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.88 vs 1.80 -0.92
Peer tier (large fleets (101-1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 19%

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 4 0 0
Trucks 107 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 7 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 1 1 2
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 8 8 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
National average 6.67% 22.26% 4.44%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
110
Drivers
107
Inspections
10
FMCSA roadside history
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
2
7 all-time
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC is a corporation based in WARRENDALE, PA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 501115. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 110 power units and 107 drivers, with 10 roadside inspections on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC is a large fleet, operating 110 power units and 107 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Warrendale, PA. Across 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 0.0% out-of-service rate, with 2 reportable crashes. no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, up 300% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in MD (3) and OH (2), with Level 3 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate; led by Unsafe Driving (57.1% of violations); top code 392.2 (Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 110 power units (large fleet) and 107 drivers; GMC, Unknown, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 8,795 ACTIVE carriers operating 55–165 power units (±50% of this carrier's 110 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1.5%
Median across 8,795 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -1.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
18.4%
Median across 8,795 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -18.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-07 2026-04

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maryland (MD) 3 0 0.0% Apr 14, 2026
Ohio (OH) 2 0 0.0% Mar 19, 2026
West Virginia (WV) 2 0 0.0% Sep 3, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 0 0.0% Aug 6, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
GMC 3
International 2
Lanl 2
Chevrolet 1
Ford 1
Freightliner 1
Kenworth N 1
Knnw 1
Talb 1
Unknown 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.07 0 Jul 13, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Jul 13, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Jul 13, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 0.04 0 Jul 13, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 0.62 1 Jul 13, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87588807 Apr 14, 2026 MD 1 FROSTBURG MD
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87349107 Mar 19, 2026 OH 3 GREENWICH OH
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85733121 Sep 3, 2025 WV 2
GM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Chevrolet
0 No
84206350 Mar 24, 2025 MD 2 FINZEL SCALE HOUSE
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
83081923 Nov 5, 2024 MD 1 FROSTBURG MD
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82706101 Sep 19, 2024 OH 2 ROADSIDE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.60(c), 393.55(e), 392.2 No
82338639 Aug 6, 2024 PA 3 SR 79 SB LONE PINE WEIGH STATI
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Knnw
2 392.2 No
82199895 Jul 23, 2024 WV 3 SUTTON WV
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 391.41(a) No
80804555 Feb 8, 2024 OH 3 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 391.41(a)(1) No
79718479 Sep 20, 2023 OH 2 oh-girard(hubbard)scales
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.130, 393.55(e) Yes
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
PA507927800X Aug 13, 2025 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA406810700X Jul 23, 2024 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA601875500X Feb 9, 2016 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0167008860 Jan 22, 2016 OH 0 1 No No Injury
PA710258800X Oct 18, 2007 PA 0 1 No No Injury
WV000010610A Jul 26, 2005 WV 0 1 No No Injury
PA910839000A Mar 18, 1999 PA 0 1 No No Injury
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving 3 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
393.130 No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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How to verify BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC

  1. Verify USDOT and MC numbers match the carrier's documents. Compare the USDOT number and MC docket on this page to the numbers on the carrier's invoice, rate confirmation, or load-board listing. A mismatch between the carrier's claimed numbers and the registered legal name is the single most common red flag.
  2. Check active operating authority and insurance status. Confirm the Authority Records show at least one ACTIVE docket for the type of operation you're booking, and that the Active Insurance card lists a current BIPD/Primary policy. A revoked authority or uninsured carrier cannot legally operate.
  3. Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
  4. Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
  5. Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions about BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC

Is BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC an active motor carrier?
Yes. BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 501115 and is currently shown as Active in the agency's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Active status means the carrier may legally operate, contingent on continuous insurance and authority filings.
What is BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC's safety rating?
BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC is unrated. FMCSA assigns formal safety ratings only after a compliance review, and the agency has not yet completed one for this carrier. Being unrated is not by itself a red flag — most active carriers in the database are unrated. Review the inspection and BASIC data below to assess on-road performance.
How many inspections has BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC had?
10 roadside inspections are on file for BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC in FMCSA's MCMIS database. Each inspection is summarized in the Inspection History section below — sortable by date, state, level, and out-of-service result. Newer inspections are pulled from the FMCSA SMS data feed daily.
What is BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC's out-of-service rate?
BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC has no out-of-service findings on its inspection record. Across 10 inspections, no driver or vehicle has been placed out of service — a clean record relative to the national averages of roughly 6.7% (driver) and 23.4% (vehicle).
Where is BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC based?
BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 210 THORN HILL ROAD, WARRENDALE, Pennsylvania 15086. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC have valid operating authority?
BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC does not have any FMCSA for-hire operating authority (MC, FF, or MX docket) on file. This is normal for private carriers — companies that haul their own goods need only a USDOT number, not an MC number. For-hire carriers (those hauling for compensation) must hold operating authority in addition to a USDOT number.
How many trucks and drivers does BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC operate?
BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC self-reports 110 power units and 107 drivers on its most recent FMCSA Form MCS-150 filing. Power-unit and driver counts come from the carrier directly and are required to be updated every two years; very large fluctuations between filings can indicate fleet changes worth investigating.
Has BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC had any crashes?
7 FMCSA-reportable crashes are on file for BURNS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT INC in MCMIS. A reportable crash is one resulting in a fatality, an injury requiring transport for medical attention, or a vehicle disabled and towed from the scene. The full crash log is on the Crashes subpage with date, state, and outcome details.

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Carrier safety data lives in FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS): roadside inspections, crashes, out-of-service findings, and the seven Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) that make up the SMS scoring methodology. For-hire carriers must also hold operating authority — an MC, FF, or MX docket number — which is separate from the USDOT number and requires continuous insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings to remain active.

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