WARDELL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC

WARDELL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 16 power units and 16 drivers, based in Morgan, UT. Across 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below 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

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

On file

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — WARDELL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 1263641)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1263641/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
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USDOT 1263641 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: DALLAS WARDELL Company officer 2: JORDACHE WARDELL Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in MORGAN, UT

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 12.5% (better). n=58310 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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: Clear to review.

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 1263641

In FMCSA records since Jul 2, 2004 (~22y)

Company officer DALLAS WARDELL

Company officer 2 JORDACHE WARDELL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Construction

Fleet size 16 units

Drivers 16

Annual mileage 330,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (801) 829-4999

Email: [email protected]

Physical

427 EAST 100 NORTH

MORGAN, UT 84050

Mailing

PO BOX 827

MORGAN, UT 84050

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1263641

In FMCSA records since Jul 2, 2004 (~22y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 330,000 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.60 vs 1.80 -0.20

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%

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	8	0	0
Trailers	13	0	0
Trucks	8	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
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)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

Risk intelligence

WARDELL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in UT (5 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 16 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 16 drivers; Western Star and Smithco are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 58,310 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–24 power units (±50% of this carrier's 16 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 58,310 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

12.5%

Median across 58,310 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-01 2025-10

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
Utah (UT)	5	0	0.0%	Oct 15, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Western Star		8
Unknown		2
Smithco		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	2	—	0.83	1	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	5.33	5	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86085199	Oct 15, 2025	UT	2	MORGAN UT	WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK UT 8X6EJ · 5KKSAVDV1JPJS0101	2	393.9A-LCL, 393.9A-LSLI	No
84384414	Apr 10, 2025	UT	3	TOOELE UT	WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK UT 8X6EJ · 5KKSAVDV1JPJS0101	1	392.2-SLLEWG3	No
84347733	Apr 8, 2025	UT	2	MORGAN UT	WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK UT V432MX · 5KKSAVDV3JPJS0102	2	392.2-SLLEWG3, 392.16-D	No
83235791	Nov 21, 2024	UT	3	TOOELE UT	WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR UT 6X9EJ · 5KJJBWD15PPUF8685	2	392.2-SLLEWG2, 392.16-D	No
82962353	Oct 21, 2024	UT	3	MORGAN UT	WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK UT 4EJA7 · 5KKSBWD13SPVT1677	1	392.2-SLLEWG1	No
81665684	May 15, 2024	UT	1	MOUNTAIN GREEN UT	WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR UT V432MX · 5KKSAVDV3JPJS0102	1	393.9(a)	No
80843544	Feb 6, 2024	UT	3	HEBER CITY UT	WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR UT F655YU · 5KJNAED1XMPMK8970	0	—	No
80720649	Jan 29, 2024	UT	3	DANIELS PORT OF ENTRY	WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR UT 8M5ET · 5KJJAED10LPLP2762	2	392.2	No
79411388	Aug 14, 2023	UT	1	ECHO PORT OF ENTRY	WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR UT 8M5ET · 5KJJAED10LPLP2762	6	393.47(a), 393.53(b), 393.47(e)	No

Recent Crashes (7 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
UT2401053056	Feb 2, 2024	UT	0	Yes	No	Tow
UT2202268366	Mar 16, 2022	UT	1	Yes	No	Injury
UT1901673541	Feb 20, 2019	UT	0	Yes	No	Tow
UT1100023576	Nov 11, 2011	UT	1	Yes	No	Injury
UT1000014605	Jun 9, 2010	UT	1	Yes	No	Injury
UT1000004191	Feb 19, 2010	UT	1	Yes	No	Injury
UT0900101097	Dec 30, 2009	UT	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
MORGAN UT	UT	3
TOOELE UT	UT	2
DANIELS PORT OF ENTRY	UT	1
ECHO PORT OF ENTRY	UT	1
HEBER CITY UT	UT	1
MOUNTAIN GREEN UT	UT	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2
393.47(a)	Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition	Vehicle Maintenance	2
393.201(a)	Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
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