Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 344901
TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC
3 power unitsCLAYTON, MI
CARRIER INACTIVE
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 37 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.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 18.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1989Insurance (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
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC safe to work with?
Is TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC safe to load? TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC (USDOT 344901) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in CLAYTON, MI, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 37 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
TBTOWNSEND BROTHERS 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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
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
CLAYTON, MI
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@cass.net — 40 carriers: USDOT 376855USDOT 388067USDOT 401471USDOT 418757USDOT 420161USDOT 453004USDOT 462123USDOT 617349
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 10808 RAILROAD ST, CLAYTON, MI, 49235
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 38, CLAYTON, MI, 49235-0038
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (517) 445-2181
- Cell
- (517) 927-1877
- Fax
- (517) 445-2510
- townsend@cass.net
- Web domain
- cass.net
Registration
- Officers
- James E Warner · Dale Townsend
- USDOT / docket
- 344901
- First registered
- 02/24/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 04/24/2008 · 133,000 mi (2001)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 5046321
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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 TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC's USDOT number?
TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC's USDOT number is 344901.
Is TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC's fleet?
TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC based?
TOWNSEND BROTHERS INC is based in CLAYTON, MI.