EMANOUIL BROTHERS INC

EMANOUIL BROTHERS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 38 power units and 46 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Chelmsford, MA. Across 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% 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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  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 37.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 80.0% vs peer 15.8% Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — EMANOUIL BROTHERS INC (USDOT 42493)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 37.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 80.0% vs peer 15.8%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/42493/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
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USDOT 42493 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: NICOLAS CHARLES EMANOUIL General Freight Based in CHELMSFORD, MA

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 65/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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
NR

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 37.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 80% vs peer median 15.8% (worse). n=26318 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

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 42493
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer NICOLAS CHARLES EMANOUIL
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 38 units
Drivers 46
Annual mileage 340,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
14 KIDDER ROAD
CHELMSFORD, MA 01824
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 42493
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 340,000 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 80.0% vs 23.4% +56.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 37.5% vs 6.7% +30.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.88 vs 1.80 +2.08
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 1 0 0
Trailers 30 0 0
Trucks 37 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 8 8 0
OOS inspections 3 3 0
OOS percentage 37.5% 37.5%
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
38
Drivers
46
Inspections
11
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
80.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
7
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

EMANOUIL BROTHERS INC had 8 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 15.0.

Inspection profile

8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MA (6) and NH (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (28.6% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 38 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 46 drivers; Ford, Kauf, and High count are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 80.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 26,318 ACTIVE carriers operating 19–57 power units (±50% of this carrier's 38 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
37.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 26,318 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +37.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
80%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.8%
Median across 26,318 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +64.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2023-11 2026-06

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
Massachusetts (MA) 6 2 33.3% Jun 1, 2026
New Hampshire (NH) 1 1 100.0% May 12, 2025
US (US) 1 1 100.0% Aug 7, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ford 9
Kauf 3
Alcm 2
Chevrolet 1
Eagb 1
High Count 1
Mack 1
Mon 1
Vanguard 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 1.53 2 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 5 3.10 3 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 15.00 15 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 (11 rows) View all 11 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88007229 Jun 1, 2026 MA 3 H-BRIDGEWATER
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 396.9D2-FTF, 396.17C-PI No
87607931 Apr 15, 2026 MA 3 S-STONEHAM
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 2-SLL, 17C-PI, 16B-DPASS No
87137818 Feb 24, 2026 MA 3 H-CHELMSFORD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 391.41APC, 392.16AD, 392.2-SLLTL Yes
86401664 Nov 21, 2025 MA 3 BURLINGTON
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 396.9D2-FTF, 392.2-SLLLR, 392.16B-DPASS No
86281134 Nov 10, 2025 MA 3 H-READING
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 392.2-SLLEQP, 392.16AD, 396.9D2-FTF No
85439224 Aug 7, 2025 US 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 393.43D-B, 392.9A2-C, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Yes
84652988 May 12, 2025 NH 1 BEDFORD TOLLS
FORD OTHER
12 391.41A-MCPVI, 393.75G-TAOW, 396.5B-L Yes
83413143 Dec 17, 2024 MA 1 H-WILMINGTON
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 383.91A-LCDL, 396.3A1-BNMH, 392.2-SLLEWG3 Yes
82211793 Jul 24, 2024 MA 2 H-LYNNFIELD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 393.43, 396.17(c), 392.16(b) Yes
81360602 Apr 13, 2024 MA 2 H-SAUGUS
Mack STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 396.17(c), 392.2 No
80077868 Nov 2, 2023 MA 2 H-SAUGUS
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 392.2, 391.41(a) No
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MA1004220219 Jan 16, 2023 MA 0 2 Yes No Injury
MA1004070760 Jan 24, 2022 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1004006946 Aug 25, 2021 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1003144358 Jun 17, 2016 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1002246738 Jan 4, 2013 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1001219141 Sep 19, 2008 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1000886013 Sep 28, 2006 MA 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
H-SAUGUS MA 2 0
BURLINGTON MA 1 0
H-BRIDGEWATER MA 1 0
H-CHELMSFORD MA 1 1
H-LYNNFIELD MA 1 1
H-READING MA 1 0
H-WILMINGTON MA 1 1
S-STONEHAM MA 1 0
BEDFORD TOLLS NH 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.16(b) Operating a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle while all other occupants are not properly restrained. Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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