Roadside Inspection 78907194

Roadside inspection on Jun 15, 2023 in Utah • Carrier: ME & BROTHERS INC (USDOT 981040) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78907194
Date:
Jun 15, 2023
State:
Utah
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY NB
Carrier (USDOT):
ME & BROTHERS INC (981040)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A027205 (UT)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 19.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 1 median in Utah
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,039 Level 1 inspections in Utah during 2023
vs typical at ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY NB
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 211 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXJSHD9697 UT A027205 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2530J2165603 ID TJ3164 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
79378061 Aug 10, 2023 NV L2 SLOAN CHECKSITE 0
79403769 Jul 31, 2023 CA L3 0
79295747 Jul 31, 2023 UT L3 ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY NORTHB 0
79295678 Jul 31, 2023 UT L3 PERRY PORT OF ENTRY SOUTHBOUND 0
79358665 Jul 29, 2023 CA L3 MT PASS JPOE 0
79138526 Jul 12, 2023 UT L1 ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86446909 Nov 25, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDRXJSHD9697
85428830 Aug 5, 2025 UT L3 1UYVS2530J2165603
85063530 Jun 23, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2530J2165603
84961757 Jun 9, 2025 UT L2 3AKJHHDRXJSHD9697
83650874 Jan 19, 2025 UT L3 1UYVS2530J2165603
83573147 Jan 7, 2025 UT L3 3AKJHHDRXJSHD9697
81716266 May 22, 2024 UT L3 3AKJHHDRXJSHD9697
80484703 Dec 17, 2023 CA L3 1UYVS2530J2165603

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