Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
16 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is JAMES BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC safe to load? JAMES BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1967211, MC-878080) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in LANCASTER, TX, operating 1 power unit 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 rates it Satisfactory. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
JAMES BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1967211, and its motor carrier number is MC-878080.
As of 2026-06-13, JAMES BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JAMES BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
JAMES BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JAMES BROWN TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in LANCASTER, TX.
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Apr 2024 → Apr 2026 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2023 → May 2024 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Apr 2019 → Apr 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2017 → Jun 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Nov 2016 → Nov 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Jul 2014 → Nov 2016 | $750k | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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