Brown Logistics Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 14, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 65 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 22, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2016 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |