Carrier profile · USDOT 198732 · MC-415568 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BRNE TRANSPORTATION LLC

DBA BLUE RHINO OF NEW ENGLAND

24 power unitsMIDDLETON, MA28/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-415568 INACTIVEHAZMATUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(978) 774-2760 Email dispatchbharris@yankeefireplace.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 5

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 24 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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 ’07 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Onebeacon America’01–’05

Royal America’02–’05

beyond this history

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2005

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Feb 2007	$5M	3
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Mar 2002 → Aug 2005	$5M	1
WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2001	$5M	2
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2005	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

MIDDLETON, MA

140 SOUTH MAIN STREET

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

@yankeefireplace.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2815762

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william r harris — 7 carriers: USDOT 465584 USDOT 721603 USDOT 1336552 USDOT 1357601 USDOT 1972503 USDOT 2668215

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 140 SOUTH MAIN STREET, MIDDLETON, MA, 01949
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (978) 774-2760
Email: bharris@yankeefireplace.com
Web domain: yankeefireplace.com

Registration

Officer: William R Harris
USDOT / docket: 198732 · MC-415568
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Nov 29, 2005 · 650,000 mi (2004)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 49416639

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

650,000

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 BRNE TRANSPORTATION LLC.

BRNE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 198732) has a Vektor safety score of 28/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 19, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 24 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 29, 2005.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.