Michael Brothers Transportation Inc
DBA MCB COMPANIES MICHALE BROTHERS COMPANIES MICHAEL BROTHERS HAULING & RECYCLING
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 5
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
- 35
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 81 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 29, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |