Carrier profile · USDOT 311235 · MC-198045 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

T M Brown Trucking Inc

11 power unitsavg 13.8 yrMulti-region · 10 statesHOUSTON, MS74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-198045 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(662) 456-1325 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 41.67% on 12 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
13 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 18, 2026.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 41.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 10.0 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’15 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’92–’00

Canal’02–’07

Canal’07–’15

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2015

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Dec 2015	$750K	5
FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Nov 2007	$750K	3
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Nov 2000 → Nov 2002	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1992 → Nov 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

68.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Florida: 4 inspections
Alabama: 3 inspections
Texas: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, MS

353 CR 31

Most inspections: FL

4 inspections

FL 4 · AL 3 · TX 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3793241Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1460045 USDOT 2908081 USDOT 2549394 USDOT 3793241 USDOT 3315214 USDOT 4333205 USDOT 80806 USDOT 2531440

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 353 CR 31, HOUSTON, MS, 38851
Mailing address: P O BOX 673, HOUSTON, MS, 38851
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (662) 456-1325
Fax: (662) 456-9556
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Nina Black · Misty Burt
USDOT / docket: 311235 · MC-198045
First registered: Mar 18, 1988
Last MCS-150: May 20, 2025 · 688,037 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 21, 2022
D-U-N-S: 626096010

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

688,037

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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42%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 12 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

52violation records

7OOS-tagged records

5 of 12inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1540%6 / 15

Hours of service

120%0 / 12

Brakes

110%0 / 11

Lights

100%0 / 10

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 251 / 2

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

20%Nov 25 to May 261 / 5

100%May 26 to Nov 262 / 2

Top 3 codes (13 of 52 records)

395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer7
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3

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393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.43A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.48A Brakes inoperative2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLOWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.83G Exhaust system1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F1-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Hours of service

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for T M BROWN TRUCKING INC.

T M BROWN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 311235) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 9, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 20, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 21, 2022 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is T M BROWN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

T M BROWN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 311235, and its motor carrier number is MC-198045.

Is T M BROWN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. T M BROWN TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is T M BROWN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

T M BROWN TRUCKING INC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).