Beyel Brothers is known as much for its heavy haul services as it is for crane rental, and the company’s heavy haul division operates in a much larger geographic area. Beyel trucks essentially operate nationwide, most frequently along the East Coast/I-95 corridor.

According to the most recent filings with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Beyel Brothers has 94 drivers and 46 trucks. In 2008, Beyel trucks logged 2,094,000 miles on the road.

The FMCSA currently lists Beyel’s “Carrier Safety Rating” as “Conditional,” which the agency defines as “Records indicate that the carrier was out of compliance with one or more safety requirements:”

Crane Watchdog has obtained an official Company Safety Profile for Beyel Brothers from the FMCSA, which can be downloaded HERE. This Profile provides data on crashes, driver and vehicle inspections, enforcement actions and other safety information.

According to the Safety Profile, Pages 2 and 3, Beyel’s current “Conditional” safety rating is due in part to “Critical and Acute Violations” regarding Qualifications of Drivers. In considering factors leading to the overall “Conditional” rating, the FMCSA rated Beyel as Conditional or Unsatisfactory in the following areas:

Below are other highlights from the full report:

• Enforcement (Page 10): In 2006, Beyel Brothers paid $3,740 to settle a formal investigation regarding Code of Federal Regulations section 382.305, which deals with drug and alcohol testing.
• Crashes (Page 11): Since 2008, crashes involving Beyel trucks have resulted in three injuries and three trucks being towed. .
• Individual Crashes (Page 12): In 2010, a Beyel truck was involved in an Orlando, Florida crash resulting in two injuries and requiring the truck to be towed.
• Inspections (Pages 14 - 18): According to a two year history of vehicle, driver and hazardous materials inspections, Beyel was cited for a total of 161 violations. Most of these violations were for size and weight restrictions, brakes, lights and miscellaneous driver and vehicle violations. Two drivers and twenty-on vehicles were ordered “Out of Service” as a result of these inspections.
• Individual Inspections (Pages 19-34): Every vehicle and driver inspection for the last two years is detailed. Inspections took place in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.

See also our Beyel Brothers Litigation page for motor vehicle related lawsuits.