Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 1888706)

BIRCH EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC

DBA: BIRCH EQUIPMENT RENTAL & SALES

U.S. DOT#: 1888706

Number of Vehicles: 26
Number of Drivers: 27
Number of Inspections: 29

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/31/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

Not Rated

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	60.0	23.2
Driver	0.0	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/31/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	No
Passenger	No
Household Goods	No
Broker	No

BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending December 26, 2025

On-Road Performance
1.31 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	6.21 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 3-4 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 22 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 26 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 20 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 13 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 26 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 26 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	N/A	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	Not Public	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Violation Summary

Violations: 23


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2-SLLCP	State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone.	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLTCD	State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other.	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
393.100B-C	Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV.	1	1	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.104F3-C	Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.110B2I-C	Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1,100 lbs.	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.41-BNPB	Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit.	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.43D-B	Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly.	2	2	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-B	Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.53B-B	Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55E-B	Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75A3-ATIS	Tires - All others, leaking with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75A3-TAOL	Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS	6	6	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLI	Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 29


Report			Vehicle			Measure
Inspection Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Type	Severity Weight (SW)	Time Weight (TiW)

12/19/2025	WA0767000269	WA	D52043B	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-ATIS Tires - All others, leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS						8
12/3/2025	WAX768004356	WA	D52043B	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
12/3/2025	WA2174000505	WA	D18655B	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
10/29/2025	WA2115000600	WA	C55623T	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
10/2/2025	WA2173000162	WA	C55303T	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.41-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
9/25/2025	WA2154000635	WA	D06156H	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
9/10/2025	WA2154000606	WA	D44365H	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
6/4/2025	WA0865001903	WA	C70683A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
5/27/2025	WA2054000546	WA	D18655B	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
5/14/2025	WA2131001048	WA	C70683A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
5/13/2025	WA2066002911	WA	D52043B	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/8/2025	WA2018000744	WA	C70683A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
5/7/2025	WA2066002906	WA	C60852U	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/7/2025	WA2114001650	WA	C70678A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.						6
4/30/2025	WA2154000366	WA	D04410E	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
4/10/2025	WAX768004105	WA	C94312Y	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
3/27/2025	WA2115000413	WA	C70683A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
11/20/2024	WA2154000063	WA	B13530S	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998						4
10/15/2024	WA2131000592	WA	C70683A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
8/26/2024	WA0937000931	WA	D52043B	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-B Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured						4
6/19/2024	WA0865001299	WA	C70683A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
6/4/2024	WA2054000211	WA	C68368P	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other						5
4/25/2024	WA2114000664	WA	C60852U	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/10/2024	WA0844000358	WA	D18655B	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
4/9/2024	WA0865001183	WA	26278X	WA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/4/2024	WA0844000340	WA	D18655B	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLCP State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone						10
3/19/2024	WA2106001679	WA	C70676A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.104F3-C Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.110B2I-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1,100 lbs (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
2/28/2024	WA2106001611	WA	C70684A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
1/11/2024	WA0844000115	WA	C70676A	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 5/15/2025 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 29
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 13
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 16
Total Crashes* : 0

*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 01/31/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

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Summary of Activities (as of 12/26/2025, updated monthly)

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 5/15/2025 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 29 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 13 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 16	Total Crashes: 0*
5/15/2025 (Compliance Review) 1/25/2011 (Compliance Review) 7/14/2009 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 26 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 20 60.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 0

*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 12/26/2025, updated monthly)

The SMS normalizes the Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASICs measure by carrier size (i.e., a hybrid power unit and vehicle miles travelled measure) to account for exposure. Carrier size is defined as average power units multiplied by the utilization factor.

22 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 22 Average Power Units × 1 Utilization Factor

Average Power Units
Utilization Factor

In order to account for changes in a carrier's fleet size during the previous 24 months an average power unit value is used in the calculation to determine a carrier's Unsafe Driving BASIC and Crash Indicator measures.

22 Average Power Units = 26 Current Power Units + 26 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 14 Power Units 18 Months Ago
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The Utilization Factor is a multiplier that adjusted the average PU values based on the utilization in terms of VMT per average PU.

Determine Carrier Segment: Straight
Straight trucks/other vehicles constituting more than 30% of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 1888706 = 76% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
14,814 VMT per Average Power Unit = 325,928 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 22 Average Power Units

Based on Step 1 and 2 calculate the Utilization Factor

Straight Segment
Meets Criteria	VMT per Avgerage PU	Utilization Factor
	< 20,000	1
	20,000 – 60,000	1 = VMT per PU ÷ 20,000
	60,000 – 200,000	3
	> 200,000	1
	No Recent VMT Information	1

Use of SMS Data/Information

FAST Act of 2015:

Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation's roadways.

Safety Measurement System:

The data in the Safety Measurement System (SMS) is performance data used by the Agency and Enforcement Community. A symbol, based on that data, indicates that FMCSA may prioritize a motor carrier for further monitoring.

The symbol is not intended to imply any federal safety rating of the carrier pursuant to 49 USC 31144. Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier in the SMS has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating pursuant to 49 CFR Part 385, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the FMCSA, it is authorized to operate on the nation's roadways.

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