Carrier profile · USDOT 83566 · MC-170293 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC

124 power unitsavg 4 yrNational · 38 statesWESTFIELD, WI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-170293 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

124Power units

83 observed · MCS-150

100Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(608) 296-4160 Email dispatchngray@brakebush.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 213 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.2%

▼ 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

Asset-based

124 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

139 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 72 vehicle and 139 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 1.9 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

134 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 9

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 124-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 124
Inspections · 24 mo: 139
Annualized: ≈70 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’18 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Employers Wausau’86–’96

Travelers Property’97–’02

Liberty Fire’04–’16

Travelers Property’16–now

1986199620062016now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Jul 2018

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Dec 2016 → Jul 2018	$1M	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$1M	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Feb 2016	$1M	4
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jan 2002 → Jan 2004	$1M	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 1997 → Feb 2002	$1M	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Jan 1996 → Jan 1997	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jan 1986 → Mar 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 124
Observed power (24 mo): 83
Trailers (towed): 100

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

26.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 38 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

139

NC busiest

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

Home base

WESTFIELD, WI

N4993 6TH DRIVE

Top corridor

NC ⇄ WI

NC 22 · TN 10 · AR 8

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 2395327 USDOT 4507637 USDOT 1916844 USDOT 3405126 USDOT 268139 USDOT 3603428 USDOT 3032765 USDOT 3200757

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@brakebush.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3386480

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

124

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: N4993 6TH DRIVE, WESTFIELD, WI, 53964
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (608) 296-4160
Fax: (608) 296-3762
Email: ngray@brakebush.com
Web domain: brakebush.com

Registration

Officer: Michael R Schwersenska
USDOT / docket: 83566 · MC-170293
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 9,610,032 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 25, 2002
D-U-N-S: 849205695

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

124

Power units

106

Drivers

106

CDL drivers

9,610,032

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 BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC.

BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 83566) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Jul 16, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 139 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 72 vehicle-level and 139 driver-level — across 38 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 24, 2026.

It reports 124 power units and 106 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 25, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 83566, and its motor carrier number is MC-170293.

Is BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

BRAKEBUSH TRANSPORTATION INC has a 4.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 213 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).