3 BROTHERS CARGO LLC

USDOT 3537123MC-Docket MC1179621SHAKOPEE, MN
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3 BROTHERS CARGO LLC (USDOT 3537123) in SHAKOPEE, MN — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-12-23 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 28 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-11-26) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2025-11-26 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 6.05
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.05
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.05
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 12.13

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Crashes
55
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
25
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
12
Total drivers
12
Years in business
6
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
2 of 2 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
7%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
43.3%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
5 times last 2025-11-26
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-03
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2025-12-23
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

65
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
156
Violations
30
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-28 → 2026-05-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-03-05 SD Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Severe Crosswinds, Daylight, Ice
2025-01-20 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
84 17 2026-04-22
Unsafe driving 392
21 1 2026-04-08
Hours of service 395
19 3 2026-04-08
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
15 6 2026-04-22

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-04-08 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-03-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2026-03-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-01-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2026-01-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver
2026-01-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.
2026-01-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Lamps improper color height location.
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-11-06 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Bleedback system is defective on trailer
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-11-06 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-10-18 Vehicle Maintenance Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged OOS
2025-10-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking OOS
2025-10-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-10-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2025-10-18 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-10-18 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS
2025-09-13 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2025-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2025-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2025-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Lamps improper color height location.
2025-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hos OOS
2025-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-22 MO · Level 1 8 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2026-04-08 WV · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2026-03-09 MN · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
2026-01-07 IA · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TU
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2026-01-05 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
2026-01-05 IA · Level 2 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22G
Hours of service 395 24C2II-ELDTN
Hours of service 395 24C2III
Hours of service 395 24C2III
Hours of service 395 24C2III
Hours of service 395 24C2II-ELDTN
Hours of service 395 24C2II-ELDTN
2025-11-06 MN · Level 1 22 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Unsafe driving 392 7A-D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43E-BBST
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
2025-11-06 GA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLML
2025-10-18 IA · Level 1 7 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207B OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
2025-09-02 MN · Level 1 7 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2025-08-27 MN · Level 1 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTIJ OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
2025-08-20 SC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2025-08-18 TX · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Hours of service 395 24D
Hours of service 395 8E OOS
2025-08-15 OK · Level 3 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8K2-HOSP OOS
Hours of service 395 8H-HOSM
Hours of service 395 8F11-HOSM
2025-08-02 IA · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11UR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11UR
2025-07-17 TX · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2025-07-03 LA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-06-17 MO · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
2025-06-13 IA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-05-22 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
2025-05-22 NC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
2025-04-14 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-03-25 MN · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D2-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-OAL
2025-03-05 SD · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLTFC
2025-03-01 IA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
Unsafe driving 392 16
Hours of service 395 3A2-PROP

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