Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 501347 · MC-298975
T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC
1 power unitsGARDEN CITY, KS
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-298975 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1992Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC safe to work with?
Is T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC safe to load? T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 501347, MC-298975) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in GARDEN CITY, KS, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 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
TLT L BROWN TRUCKING LLC 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 · 6 insurers · 6 lapsesCoverage lapse
+7 earlier
Great West · 96–97
Wilshire · 00–07
Oak River · 08–11
National · 13–21
Great West · 21–25
19962025
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.
12 insurer eras · collapsed from 26 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Mar 2021 → Mar 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2013 → Mar 2021 | $750k | 5 |
| OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2012 → Mar 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2012 → Mar 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2012 → Mar 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2012 → Mar 2011 | $750k | 3 |
| OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2008 → Mar 2011 | $750k | 6 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2007 → Mar 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2000 → Apr 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2000 → Jan 1996 | $750k | 2 |
| THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1997 → Jan 1996 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jan 1996 → Sep 1997 | $750k | 3 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
GARDEN CITY, KS
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
terry l brown — 8 carriers: USDOT 892841USDOT 1272573USDOT 1328680USDOT 1441455USDOT 2501937USDOT 2778337USDOT 3974618
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3635 W JONES AVENUE, GARDEN CITY, KS, 67846-7015
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 1341, GARDEN CITY, KS, 67846-7015
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (620) 277-0920
- Fax
- (620) 260-2473
Registration
- Officers
- Terry L Brown · Patricia L Brown
- USDOT / docket
- 501347 · MC-298975
- First registered
- 10/16/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 01/16/2025 · 56,078 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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 T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?
T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 501347, and its motor carrier number is MC-298975.
Is T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC's fleet?
T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC based?
T L BROWN TRUCKING LLC is based in GARDEN CITY, KS.