M B E INC Safety Record
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· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 4
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 4 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/20/2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/02/2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| 10/08/2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 09/06/2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/08/2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/24/2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/08/2016 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 09/12/2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 09/01/2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/03/2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/24/2012 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 06/22/2010 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/05/2002 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 03/12/1997 | KS | 0 | 1 | No |
| 01/15/1997 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| 09/27/1996 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/04/1994 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |