DENNIS K BURKE INC
USDOT 204544MC-Docket MC065766TAUNTON, MA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized113 power units
DENNIS K BURKE INC (USDOT 204544) in TAUNTON, MA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.34
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.01
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.17
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.33
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
4
Crashes
123
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 113
- Total drivers
- 99
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 4 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.6%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 5.6%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-07
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
183
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
101
Violations
16
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-26 → 2026-06-11.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-03
NH
Tow-away
2025-11-20
CT
Tow-away
2025-06-29
MA
Tow-away
2024-12-21
MA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-04-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Driver Fitness | Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction | OOS |
| 2026-01-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft | OOS |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-10-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-09-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo | — |
| 2025-01-30 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-12-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-10-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | OOS |
| 2024-10-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-10-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-10-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. | — |
| 2024-10-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-10-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2024-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab | — |
| 2024-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2024-09-18 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-09-09 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab/body improperly secured to frame | — |
| 2024-08-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-07-16 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and outside the driver's license stat | OOS |
| 2024-07-11 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | DOT 406 /407/412 supports and anchoring | — |
| 2024-07-11 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-07-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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