Report a violation or not?

Don' take the trailer. Ask for another one. If you get Inspected at scalehouse, most likely be put old but fixed

 

Simple. Do not move the trailer with a load until it is repaired.

Find another job.

 

Not only would you likely lose your job, but that inspection will be on your PSP making it more difficult to land another one.

 

I'd go with it. I've done it before and I'd do it again.

 

I pull nothing loaded with bad brakes.

 

Yep, he'd get hammered good by DOT and probably get some personal fines too.

 

Doesn't trust the mechanics at Loves? Well ok then see if he trusts the DOT. If it was just an mt move right back to there shop to get repaired I might do that if was a fairly short distance but other that that no way. Do you need this job that bad, its your ### on the line.

 

Definitely not plan B.
"Needing repair" I'd have asked the mechanic if it is bad enough to be put out of service. If they said yes, I would have asked for it to be put in writing on the inspection / estimate.

 

If you pull into a scale as a whistle blower kind of thing, your still going to get hammered for driving defective equipment.
It doesn’t work that way. You could call the highway patrol before you move it, but I'm not sure how that would turn out.

Notify your boss in writing of the defects. Email or text. Now your butt is covered, and you're protected from wrongful termination under STAA rules.

Next, find a real company to work for.