BRENT S MELSON

DBA: BRENT S MELSON TRUCKING

BRENT S MELSON is a mid-sized fleet, operating 12 power units and 8 drivers, based in Roseburg, OR. Across 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 81.8% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 21.4% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 83.3% vs peer 11.1% Details →
SMS BASIC alert threshold exceeded Driver Fitness

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BRENT S MELSON (USDOT 1232787)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 21.4% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 83.3% vs peer 11.1%
  • SMS BASIC alert threshold exceeded — Driver Fitness

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1232787/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1232787 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: BRENT S MELSON Company officer 2: TRACI MELSON Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Based in ROSEBURG, OR

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 21.4% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 83.3% vs peer median 11.1% (worse). n=74202 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1232787

In FMCSA records since Apr 6, 2004 (~22y)

Company officer BRENT S MELSON

Company officer 2 TRACI MELSON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects

Fleet size 12 units

Drivers 8

Annual mileage 471,480 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (541) 643-1869

Email: [email protected]

Physical

2310 NE STEPHENS STREET

ROSEBURG, OR 97470

Mailing

PO BOX 1126

WINSTON, OR 97496

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1232787

In FMCSA records since Apr 6, 2004 (~22y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 471,480 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 83.3% vs 23.4% +59.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 21.4% vs 6.7% +14.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.09 vs 1.80 +0.29

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	12	0	0
Trailers	10	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 19 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	11	11	0
OOS inspections	2	8	0
OOS percentage	18.18%	72.73%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

83.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

BRENT S MELSON TRUCKING had 11 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 81.8%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 14.0.

Inspection profile

11 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in OR (11 stops).

Violation profile

81.8% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (42.1% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 12 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 8 drivers; Peterbilt, Kenworth, and Unknown are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 83.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

BASIC alerts active

Alert thresholds exceeded in: Driver Fitness.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 74,202 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–18 power units (±50% of this carrier's 12 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

21.4%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 74,202 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +21.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

83.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

11.1%

Median across 74,202 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +72.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2023-09 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Oregon (OR)	11	9	81.8%	Sep 11, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		8
Peterbilt		8
Unknown		5
General		3
Other		2
Whitlog		2
Assembled		1
Asve		1
Cottrell T		1
Custom Ass		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	1.17	1	ALERT	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.83	1	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	9	—	13.93	14	—	Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (19 rows) View all 19 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88970286	Sep 11, 2026	OR	2	BROCKWAY OR	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTQ054 · 1NKWL80X3YR859812	2	393.116F-CL, 392.2-SLLEWA1	Yes
88221383	Jun 23, 2026	OR	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTU849 · 1NKDLB9X4RR619857	4	393.116F-CL, 393.104F3-C, 393.9A-HLLH	Yes
88040701	Jun 4, 2026	OR	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTM818 · 1NPFDU9XX5D862298	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
86904246	Jan 28, 2026	OR	2	MYRTLE CREEK OR	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTU849 · 1NKDLB9X4RR619857	3	393.116F-CL, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.104F3-C	Yes
86318550	Nov 14, 2025	OR	2	MYRTLE CREEK OR	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTR523 · 1NP5LB9X27D678544	1	393.70D-CDTSDD	Yes
85819569	Sep 18, 2025	OR	1	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OR YCTP290 · 1NKZX4EX8PJ232672	9	393.45B2-BHTD, 393.70C-CDHSLMII, 393.47D2-BLTBD	Yes
85359396	Jul 30, 2025	OR	2	BANDON OR	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTM818 · 1NPFDU9XX5D862298	1	393.9A-LSLIWR	Yes
85358136	Jul 29, 2025	OR	2	GLENDALE OR	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OR YCTT326 · 1NKWX4EX6HR151630	1	396.17C-PI	No
85358113	Jul 29, 2025	OR	2	GLENDALE OR	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTQ851 · 1NP5DB9X8WN453759	2	393.9A-LFTSI, 396.17C-PI	No
85347941	Jul 29, 2025	OR	2	GLENDALE OR	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OR YCTI503 · 1NKWX4EX1LR398806	4	383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.78A-WS	Yes
84291075	Apr 2, 2025	OR	3	MYRTLE CREEK OR	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTM818 · 1NPFDU9XX5D862298	2	383.51A-SIN, 392.2-SLL	Yes
82369127	Aug 13, 2024	OR	2	REEDSPORT OR	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTL312 · 1XP5DB9X92N567771	2	393.207F-SDAS, 393.70C-CDTMLFB	Yes
82355368	Aug 12, 2024	OR	2	MYRTLE CREEK OR	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTM818 · 1NPFDU9XX5D862298	1	396.3A1-CDHSLMII	Yes
82311774	Aug 6, 2024	OR	3	LOWELL OR	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTL312 · 1XP5DB9X92N567771	1	383.23(a)(2)	Yes
82223749	Jul 25, 2024	OR	1	NOTI OR	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTQ758 · 1NKWL40XX6J154674	9	393.207A-SAPPAS, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E	Yes
82080519	Jul 10, 2024	OR	1	HAUSER OR	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OR YCTP290 · 1NKZX4EX8PJ232672	7	393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.45B2-BHTD, 396.17C-PI	Yes
81518485	May 2, 2024	OR	2	BOOTH RANCH NB-3 M N MYRTLE CR	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTK707 · 1NKWX4EXXFR446632	4	393.116, 393.9(a), 392.2	Yes
79796882	Sep 28, 2023	OR	2	EAGLE POINT SB MES	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OR YCTJ826 · 1XPXP4EXXGD324369	3	396.3(a)(1), 393.78, 393.9(a)	Yes
79138037	Jul 12, 2023	OR	2	or-brockway---2-mi-w-winston	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Peterbilt OR YCTQ524 · 1NKDLB9X4RR619857	3	393.201(a), 392.2	Yes

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
OR2025100024	Sep 18, 2024	OR	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
OR2006100004	Feb 2, 2006	OR	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
MYRTLE CREEK OR	OR	4	4
GLENDALE OR	OR	3	1
BANDON OR	OR	1	1
BOOTH RANCH NB-3 M N MYRTLE CR	OR	1	1
BROCKWAY OR	OR	1	1
EAGLE POINT SB MES	OR	1	1
HAUSER OR	OR	1	1
LOWELL OR	OR	1	1
NOTI OR	OR	1	1
REEDSPORT OR	OR	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
393.201(a)	Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	Driver Fitness	1	1
393.104(a)	Inadequate/damaged securement device/system	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.116	No/improper securement of logs	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

Related Records

Oregon carriers Roseburg carriers 19 inspections 2 reportable crashes

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Field change history

Field change history
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