Carrier profile · USDOT 1264460 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

BROWNS SEPTIC INC

15 power unitsavg 11.7 yrLocal · 2 statesFLORENCE, MT93/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

11.7Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 273-0361 Email dispatchBROWNSMISSOULA@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

Clear to load

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

Established 22 yearsNo reported crashesVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 11.5 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 5

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

≈0.7 / 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: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
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

11.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

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

Home base

FLORENCE, MT

5380 TWO MOONS RD

Top corridor

MT 17 · ID 3

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 company officer with other carriers

kelly brown — 15 carriers: USDOT 752974 USDOT 1234092 USDOT 1537926 USDOT 1585277 USDOT 1594199 USDOT 2933604 USDOT 3029478 USDOT 3318641

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5380 TWO MOONS RD, FLORENCE, MT, 59833-6103
Mailing address: PO BOX 655, FLORENCE, MT, 59833
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 273-0361
Cell: (406) 546-9897
Email: brownsmissoula@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Kelly Brown · Jocelyn Brown
USDOT / docket: 1264460
First registered: Jul 7, 2004
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2026 · 35,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 5652458

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

35,000

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 BROWNS SEPTIC INC.

BROWNS SEPTIC INC (USDOT 1264460) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 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 Jul 24, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BROWNS SEPTIC INC's USDOT number?

BROWNS SEPTIC INC's USDOT number is 1264460.

Is BROWNS SEPTIC INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 24, 2026, BROWNS SEPTIC INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is BROWNS SEPTIC INC's safety record?

BROWNS SEPTIC INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).