Carrier profile · USDOT 42804 · MC-124599 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BROWN COACH INC

0 power unitsavg 9.4 yrRegional · 3 statesAMSTERDAM, NY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-124599 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

9.4Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(518) 843-4700 Email dispatchSBBROWN@BROWNCOACH.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

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 26 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 12 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

14 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Apr '25 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

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 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’90–’06

National Interstate’06–’11

Protective’11–’19

beyond this history

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2019

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2011 → Mar 2019	$5M	6
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Feb 2011	$5M	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1990 → Apr 2006	$5M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

11%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

AMSTERDAM, NY

50 VENNER RD

Top corridor

NY 12 · NJ 1 · VT 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@browncoach.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 967088 USDOT 1459572

Shares a company officer with other carriers

stephen brown — 31 carriers: USDOT 933440 USDOT 1025331 USDOT 1329596 USDOT 1447469 USDOT 1527209 USDOT 1794946 USDOT 1804395 USDOT 1868644

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 50 VENNER RD, AMSTERDAM, NY, 12010
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (518) 843-4700
Fax: (518) 843-3600
Email: sbbrown@browncoach.com
Web domain: browncoach.com

Registration

Officers: Stephen Brown · Robert Brown
USDOT / docket: 42804 · MC-124599
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2026 · 555,011 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 25, 2024
D-U-N-S: 13616339

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

555,011

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 BROWN COACH INC.

BROWN COACH INC (USDOT 42804) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 25, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BROWN COACH INC's USDOT number?

BROWN COACH INC's USDOT number is 42804, and its motor carrier number is MC-124599.

Is BROWN COACH INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, BROWN COACH INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BROWN COACH INC's safety record?

BROWN COACH INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).