Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 543289 · MC-270133
BRAND TRUCKING LTD
3 power unitsFARGO, ND
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-270133 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 33 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 5.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3232 yr active
since 1993Insurance (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
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BRAND TRUCKING LTD safe to work with?
Is BRAND TRUCKING LTD safe to load? BRAND TRUCKING LTD (USDOT 543289, MC-270133) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in FARGO, ND, operating 3 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 32 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
BTBRAND TRUCKING LTD 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- 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
Great West · 94–20
19942020
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.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jan 1994 → Jan 2020 | $750k | 2 |
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FARGO, ND
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@directtrans.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 705109USDOT 3229961USDOT 3485082
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5617 19TH AVE N, FARGO, ND, 58102
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (701) 282-7066
- Cell
- (701) 367-6217
- Fax
- (701) 282-7344
- Web domain
- directtrans.com
Registration
- Officers
- Bruce Brand · Jay Brand
- USDOT / docket
- 543289 · MC-270133
- First registered
- 11/24/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 12/14/2020 · 187,821 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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 BRAND TRUCKING LTD's USDOT number?
BRAND TRUCKING LTD's USDOT number is 543289, and its motor carrier number is MC-270133.
Is BRAND TRUCKING LTD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BRAND TRUCKING LTD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BRAND TRUCKING LTD's fleet?
BRAND TRUCKING LTD operates 3 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BRAND TRUCKING LTD based?
BRAND TRUCKING LTD is based in FARGO, ND.