BURFORDS TREE LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 202623 inspections · 27 violations (9 OOS) · 34.8% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1383.23(a)(2)Driver Fitness3 OOS
Operating a CMV without a CDL
24
3× · sev 8
- 2383.23A2-LCDLNDriver Fitness2 OOS
License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
16
2× · sev 8
- 3393.9TSVehicle Maint.2 OOS
Inoperative turn signal
12
2× · sev 6
- 4392.82(a)1Unsafe Driving
Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV
10
1× · sev 10
- 5393.75(a)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Flat tire or fabric exposed
8
1× · sev 8
- 6393.75(a)(3)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
8
1× · sev 8
- 7392.16ADUnsafe Driving
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
7
1× · sev 7
- 8392.16B-DPASSUnsafe Driving
Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) (not a co-driver) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV.
7
1× · sev 7
- 9393.25(f)Vehicle Maint.
Stop lamp violations
6
1× · sev 6
- 10393.9A-LBLVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
Most inspected in · top 3 states
- NC15
- FL7
- IN1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
5
Tow-away
4
Injury
3
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY
- Interstate · <100 mi405 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi96 drivers
- Company officer
- ERNIE MILLS
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 131164212
- Registered since
- 1991-02-26
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-12-19
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 417 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 183 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares phone numbers or emails with 29 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
2 events- 12/19/2025MCS-150 update filed
3.1M mi reported (2023)
- 02/26/1991Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2005-01-28
- Last review
- 2013-10-10
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-12-19
- Reported mileage
- 3,065,547 mi (2023)
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