Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 292564 · MC-185585
HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC
3 power unitsSPARTA, MO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-185585 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 39 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 22.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3939 yr active
since 1987Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC safe to work with?
Is HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC safe to load? HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 292564, MC-185585) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SPARTA, MO, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 39 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HBHAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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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 (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Northland · 91–92
19911992
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.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- 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
SPARTA, MO
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
harold brown — 21 carriers: USDOT 493006USDOT 793705USDOT 837572USDOT 963622USDOT 1217277USDOT 1283199USDOT 1405947USDOT 1561228
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- HCR 66 BOX 17, SPARTA, MO, 65753
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (417) 278-4194
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Registration
- Officer
- Harold Brown
- USDOT / docket
- 292564 · MC-185585
- First registered
- 05/18/1987
- Last MCS-150
- 03/26/2004 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?
HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 292564, and its motor carrier number is MC-185585.
Is HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC's fleet?
HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC based?
HAROLD BROWN TRUCKING INC is based in SPARTA, MO.