Carrier profile · USDOT 1330480 · MC-661673 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BRACKENBOX INC

21 power unitsavg 8.6 yrLocal · 2 statesMARKHAM, IL74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-661673 ACTIVE
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 90.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

100.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 14.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 21-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
21
Inspections · 24 mo
18
Annualized
≈9 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

31%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
78%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
82%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 17 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 39 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 24 total · 2 in 24 mo

24
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
15
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251011
20241001
20231011
20221001
20211001
20201011
20193013
20182002
20163031
20153023
20141011
20132122
20122022
20091011
20081001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 20, 2025IL01Yes
Sep 23, 2024IL00Yes
May 5, 2023IL03Yes
May 16, 2022IL00Yes
Oct 2, 2021IL00Yes
Sep 11, 2020IL01Yes
Oct 10, 2019IL00Yes
Jun 4, 2019IL00Yes
Apr 15, 2019IL01Yes
Nov 29, 2018IL00Yes
Oct 4, 2018IL00Yes
Nov 15, 2016IL02No
May 16, 2016IN01Yes
Mar 17, 2016IL01No
Nov 13, 2015IL01Yes
Jun 5, 2015IL00Yes
Mar 3, 2015IL01Yes
Jan 25, 2014IL02Yes
Nov 30, 2013IL11Yes
Mar 20, 2013IL01Yes
Aug 16, 2012IL01Yes
Mar 16, 2012IL04Yes
Jan 17, 2009IL01Yes
Feb 29, 2008IL00Yes