BRAINERD
Roadside inspection site in Minnesota • 232 inspections on record
BRAINERD is a roadside inspection site in Minnesota where state law-enforcement officers conduct commercial-vehicle inspections under the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Most inspections at this site are Level I — Full. Last recorded inspection: Mar 26, 2024. Use this page to see how often the site is active, what violations inspectors most often cite, which carriers come through, and how the out-of-service rate compares to the state average.
Possibly dormant or seasonal
No FMCSA inspections have been recorded at BRAINERD in the last 90 days. The site may be seasonal, temporarily closed, or unstaffed. Check with the state DOT or commercial-vehicle enforcement office before relying on current activity levels.
- Name:
- BRAINERD
- State:
- Minnesota (MN)
- Total Inspections (station key):
- 232
- OOS Rate:
- 25.9%
- Active Since:
- Apr 6, 2023
- Latest Inspection:
- Mar 26, 2024
Ranks 42nd by inspection volume in Minnesota.
About This Inspection Site
BRAINERD is a roadside inspection location in Minnesota where FMCSA-certified inspectors conduct safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). This site has 232 recorded inspections attributed to its station key from Apr 6, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024 .
A total of 194 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 2. The out-of-service rate is 25.9%, meaning a significant portion of inspected vehicles or drivers are placed out of service for safety deficiencies.
This site has conducted 3 inspections involving hazardous materials violations, representing 1.3% of all inspections. HazMat inspections include verification of placarding, shipping papers, container integrity, and driver training documentation.
Inspections follow CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) North American Standard procedures and may include weight checks, credential verification, mechanical inspection, hours-of-service compliance review, and hazardous materials documentation checks. Vehicles or drivers that fail critical safety criteria are placed out of service until deficiencies are corrected.
The most frequently cited violation at this site is Violation of Local Laws - Explain: (Unsafe Driving) with 93 citations , followed by Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking (51 citations) . A total of 78 distinct violation codes have been cited at this location.
Reported inspection-feed labels
Raw FMCSA reported-location label recorded on inspections already attributed to this station key. Tile counts use that station-key scope (same population as the hero). Each link opens the audit/evidence cluster page for that label — every inspection FMCSA filed under that exact reported text in the Minnesota inspection feed, including rows not yet keyed to this canonical station. Those cluster pages can therefore show a higher total. For the deep canonical-station view, you're already here.
Inspection Level Breakdown
232 station-key inspections by CVSA level (same total as the hero).
Most-Cited Violations at This Station
Top 10 FMCSR codes by citation count. Full violation-code table →
| # | Code | Citations | OOS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 392.2 | 93 | 0.0% |
| 2 | 393.45(b)(2) | 51 | 5.9% |
| 3 | 393.9(a) | 45 | 13.3% |
| 4 | 393.47(e) | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5 | 396.3(a)(1) | 15 | 80.0% |
| 6 | 393.26 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 7 | 393.45(d) | 13 | 23.1% |
| 8 | 391.41(a)(1) | 12 | 0.0% |
| 9 | 393.48(a) | 11 | 0.0% |
| 10 | 393.43 | 10 | 100.0% |
Top Carriers Inspected Here
Carriers most frequently inspected at this site — top 25 by inspection count. Browse all 194 carriers →
Inspection Volume by Year
All years on file at this site — complements the monthly chart below.
Monthly Inspection Volume
Inspections per month, last 12 months on chart.
Peer Stations in Minnesota
Stations of similar inspection volume — useful for comparing OOS rates and operating patterns.
OOS Rate vs Minnesota Average
How this site's out-of-service rate compares to the state-wide weighted average.
Recent Inspections
Latest 10 of 116 inspections at this site. View full inspection log →
Full record tables
Paginated carrier, inspection, and violation-code logs for this station.
About FMCSA inspection stations
FMCSA inspection stations — sometimes called weigh stations, scales, or ports of entry — are the physical points where state law-enforcement officers stop commercial motor vehicles to conduct safety inspections, weight checks, and credential verification. The federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) funds the inspector workforce; the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) defines the inspection-level standards (Levels I through VI). Every report becomes part of FMCSA's national inspection file, which is what TruckCodex mirrors here.
A station's "OOS rate" — out-of-service rate — measures the share of inspections that ended with the vehicle, driver, or both placed out of service. A high OOS rate doesn't necessarily mean the inspectors are stricter; more often it reflects the population of carriers passing through the corridor. A low OOS rate often means the station is on a route used by larger, well-maintained fleets running regular pre-trip programs.
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