BURGUNDY TIMBER INC

DOT# 174146 Bainbridge, GA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(229) 246-5656 burgundyfarms@bellsouth.net 730 Faceville Highway, Bainbridge GA 39819
26 tractors · all owned 21 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~41k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 52 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
26
Drivers · CDL
21 · 21
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 26 0 0 26
Trailers 73 0 0 73

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (10-07-2015)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 11 yr ago)
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-09-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
VEDA BELLFLOWER
Officer
MELISSA BECKHAM

Cargo

62.0
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

52 inspections and 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.59×–1.83×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.5 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.5
Similar fleets
1.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (26 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 8% above typical. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.90× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Nov 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 8 of 60 violations (13%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    45.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (5 of 11), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.90× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.9% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 7
  • Excessive speeding: 16
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
52
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
45.5%
5 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.9%
1 of 52
National avg 6.7%
Violations
60
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.058 0.027
Inspections 2.19 1.02
Violations 1.15 0.71
Critical violations 0.40 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

60 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    32 · 7 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Cargo securement 8 · Lights 7 · Tires 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 6 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    25 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 16 · Reckless / lane 6 · Other 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Dec
    10
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    6
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Dec
    17
    2024
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Sep
    26
    2024
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Georgia (HQ) 50
  • Florida 2

Mostly inspected in its home state (96%).