Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1968145
BRIAN MCDONALD
DBA OLE MCDONALD HONEY FARM
2 power unitsavg 10 yrLocal · 1 statesFULTONVILLE, NY
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
10.0Avg age (yr)
2016–2016 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 17 years
Operating authority1616 yr active
since 2009Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
10 yr
Model years 2016–2016 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
16 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is BRIAN MCDONALD safe to work with?
Is BRIAN MCDONALD safe to load? BRIAN MCDONALD (USDOT 1968145) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in FULTONVILLE, NY, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 16 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BMBRIAN MCDONALD 50
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 2-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 2
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving1
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 0
- Trailers (towed)
- 1
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2016
Newest model yr
2016
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
NY busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FULTONVILLE, NY
Top corridor
NY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@us.af.mil — 7 carriers: USDOT 1173526USDOT 1600986USDOT 1984467USDOT 2094406USDOT 2208479USDOT 3699796
Shares a company officer with other carriers
brian mcdonald — 20 carriers: USDOT 524709USDOT 1247535USDOT 1417811USDOT 1441370USDOT 1605800USDOT 1701676USDOT 1765357USDOT 1781049
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 385 BORDEN RD, FULTONVILLE, NY, 12072
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (518) 332-5613
- Web domain
- us.af.mil
Registration
- Officer
- Brian Mcdonald
- USDOT / docket
- 1968145
- First registered
- 11/19/2009
- Last MCS-150
- 03/26/2024 · 40,000 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is BRIAN MCDONALD's USDOT number?
BRIAN MCDONALD's USDOT number is 1968145.
Is BRIAN MCDONALD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BRIAN MCDONALD is active in the FMCSA register.
What is BRIAN MCDONALD's safety record?
BRIAN MCDONALD has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 50/100 (tier: unknown).
How big is BRIAN MCDONALD's fleet?
BRIAN MCDONALD operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BRIAN MCDONALD based?
BRIAN MCDONALD is based in FULTONVILLE, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.