Carrier profile · USDOT 514095 · MC-214275 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Chuck Brauer Trucking Inc

14 power unitsavg 10.1 yrRegional · 3 statesROCKFORD, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-214275 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

31%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Driver Fitness

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Vehicle Maintenance

5.6measure

SMS · per-BASIC

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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.42 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.14 Failure to use hazard warning / adverse conditionsUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 25 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 19 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2025	1	0	0	1
2023	2	0	1	2
2021	1	0	0	1
2018	1	0	0	1
2007	1	0	1	1
2006	1	0	0	1
2005	3	0	1	3
2004	2	0	1	2
2000	2	2	0	2
1997	3	0	1	3
1996	2	0	1	2

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Jan 31, 2025	IL	0	0	Yes
Sep 9, 2023	WI	0	1	Yes
Apr 27, 2023	IN	0	0	Yes
Feb 15, 2021	IL	0	0	Yes
Sep 7, 2018	IL	0	0	Yes
Aug 24, 2007	IL	0	1	Yes
Jun 20, 2006	IL	0	0	Yes
May 30, 2005	IN	0	1	Yes
Feb 12, 2005	IL	0	0	Yes
Feb 4, 2005	IL	0	0	Yes
Nov 23, 2004	IL	0	0	Yes
Oct 18, 2004	IL	0	1	Yes
Sep 5, 2000	IA	1	0	Yes
Aug 5, 2000	IA	1	0	Yes
Oct 18, 1997	IL	0	1	Yes
Sep 5, 1997	IL	0	0	Yes
Feb 19, 1997	IN	0	0	Yes
Nov 26, 1996	IN	0	0	Yes
Oct 2, 1996	IL	0	1	Yes