Carrier profile · USDOT 2403160 · MC-1066375 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC

DBA BREX ENTERPRISES

8 power unitsavg 9.6 yrLocal · 1 statesIRWIN, PA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1066375 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(724) 515-7073 Email dispatchJ.HAMILTON@BREXENTERPRISES.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 · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 26 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 15 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 21.3 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 7

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

St Paul’19–’21

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. · since May 2021

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

23.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

IRWIN, PA

2 MAIN STREET SUITE A

Top corridor

PA 21

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 624655

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james hamilton — 26 carriers: USDOT 542277 USDOT 836433 USDOT 939927 USDOT 1189790 USDOT 1194076 USDOT 1269795 USDOT 1336417 USDOT 1417939

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2 MAIN STREET SUITE A, IRWIN, PA, 15642
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (724) 515-7073
Cell: (412) 495-6605
Fax: (724) 515-7310
Email: j.hamilton@brexenterprises.com
Web domain: brexenterprises.com

Registration

Officer: James Hamilton
USDOT / docket: 2403160 · MC-1066375
First registered: May 6, 2013
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 151,100 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 9.09
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

151,100

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 BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC.

BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC (USDOT 2403160) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. effective May 10, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 8 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC's USDOT number?

BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC's USDOT number is 2403160, and its motor carrier number is MC-1066375.

Is BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC's safety record?

BRENTZEL EXCAVATION LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).