ME & BROTHERS INC
USDOT 981040MC-Docket MC413004SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Review before tendering24 power units
ME & BROTHERS INC (USDOT 981040) in SALT LAKE CITY, UT — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2003-07-06 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2018-06-04 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2016-09-27 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.62
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.45
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.25
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.12
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Crashes
43
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 24
- Total drivers
- 23
- Years in business
- 25
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.1%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 21.1%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 10 times last 2018-06-04
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-02-06
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2003-07-06
- Last compliance review
- 2016-09-27 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
81
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
53
Violations
9
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-07 → 2026-06-09.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-11-04
AZ
Tow-away
2025-03-14
UT
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
21 | 4 | 2026-06-09 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
13 | 1 | 2025-11-25 |
Hours of service 395
|
12 | 0 | 2026-03-17 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 1 | 2026-03-17 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 1 | 2026-02-20 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes | — |
| 2026-04-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-03-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i | OOS |
| 2026-02-20 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr | OOS |
| 2026-02-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or afte | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - The ELD display screen is not viewable by an authorized official without entering the CMV | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number. | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. | OOS |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t | — |
| 2025-01-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-12-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-12-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2024-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-06-09 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRCLS | — | — |
2026-04-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SLAS | — | — |
2026-03-17 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2026-02-20 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-STBW | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
2025-11-25 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
2025-07-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-05-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSRIGRR | — | — |
2025-03-15 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2II-ELDTN | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPRNP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 20BELDNV | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-02-14 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
2025-02-04 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-01-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPDIT | — | — |
2025-01-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2024-12-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2024-11-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2024-08-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a)(4) | — | — |
2024-05-13 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-04-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(2) | — | — |
2024-02-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
2024-01-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | — | — |
2024-01-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
2023-12-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2023-12-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
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