BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC
USDOT 132449MC-Docket MC279448GAINESVILLE, TX
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BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC (USDOT 132449) in GAINESVILLE, TX — 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2020-12-23 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2014-01-16 (C).
- 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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.38
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 3.61
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 17.61
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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
9
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
17
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 33
- Total drivers
- 5
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 22.2%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 66.7%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
- 8 times last 2020-12-23
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-09-03
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2014-01-16 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
11
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
64
Violations
17
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2025-11-19.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-04-30
TX
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
33 | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
Hours of service 395
|
3 | 0 | 2025-02-25 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
2 | 0 | 2025-11-19 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-07-25 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-07-25 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2025-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any missing | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any missing. | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-06-26 | 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 |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | OOS |
| 2025-02-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-02-25 | 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 |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | OOS |
| 2025-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2025-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement | OOS |
| 2024-11-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle | OOS |
| 2024-08-09 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-08-09 | Driver Fitness | Driver does not have a valid operator's license for the CMV being operated | OOS |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective automatic trailer brake | OOS |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 6 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-11-19 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLOW | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-07-25 7 viols· 4 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LHLM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LSLM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LTSM | OOS | — |
2025-06-26 16 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2025-02-25 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2025-02-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
2023-05-31 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(c)(2)(iii) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
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