Carrier profile · USDOT 225291 · MC-251111 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Brahm Trucking Service Inc

15 power unitsavg 9.9 yrRegional · 6 statesLORETTO, KY68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-251111 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

2005–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(270) 692-7227 Email dispatchBTS@BRAHM1.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 2005–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 41.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 10.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 15-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’94–’98

Great West’05–’18

Auto Owners’18–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2005 → Apr 2018	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2005	$750K	2
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2002	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 1998 → Mar 2000	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1994 → Mar 1998	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 14

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

24.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LORETTO, KY

9260 N LORETTO ROAD

Top corridor

OH ⇄ KY

OH 5 · KY 5 · TN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1551865 USDOT 2205213 USDOT 92693

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9260 N LORETTO ROAD, LORETTO, KY, 40037
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (270) 692-7227
Email: bts@brahm1.com
Web domain: brahm1.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas Brahm · Ray Brahm
USDOT / docket: 225291 · MC-251111
First registered: Nov 23, 1982
Last MCS-150: Aug 20, 2025 · 499,364 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 20, 2000
D-U-N-S: 154528392

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

499,364

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC.

BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC (USDOT 225291) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 20, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 225291, and its motor carrier number is MC-251111.

Is BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC's safety record?

BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC's fleet?

BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC operates 15 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC based?

BRAHM TRUCKING SERVICE INC is based in LORETTO, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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