DBA: Birch Equipment Rental & Sales
Birch Equipment Company Inc is an active intrastate hazmat carrier based in Bellingham, WA.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 26 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 26 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 77% | 90% | Worse than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73% | 89% | Around peer average |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 0 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 10 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 20 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | WA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | WA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | WA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | WA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | 1 |
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 1.31 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 13 | 6.60 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 1 state. Top state WA accounts for 100% of activity. Activity outside home state (WA): 0%.
| 11 |
| 11 |
| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2025 |
| WA |
| STRAIGHT TRUCK |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | WA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | WA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | WA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2025 | WA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 2025 | WA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | 393104F1C | Cargo - Knotted tiedown | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 3939ALHLI | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 39375A3ATIS | Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 39375A3TAOL | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 393100BC | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2025 | 39341BNPB | Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2025 | 39395F | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 39375A3TAOL | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| May 27, 2025 | 3922SLLS3 | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | Unsafe Driving | — |
| May 14, 2025 | 39343DB | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |