Mitchell Bros Truck Line Inc
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
104 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 11
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
- 76
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 105
- Annualized
- ≈53 / 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 164 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2022 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2021 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2016 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2014 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |