Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
124 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 54778 · MC-107037
BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC
DBA BC FREIGHTWAYS
124 power unitsKEARNEY, NE
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-107037 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
124Power 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 52 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 124 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal77
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
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC safe to work with?
Is BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC safe to load? BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC (USDOT 54778, MC-107037) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in KEARNEY, NE, operating 124 power units and 125 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 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
BTBROWN TRANSFER COMPANY 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
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$5M BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Great West · 74–04
Protective · 04–14
Great West · 14–21
19742021
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 14 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2014 → Apr 2021 | $5M | 5 |
| PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2004 → Jun 2014 | $5M | 2 |
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2003 → Jun 2004 | $5M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 1974 → Jul 2004 | $5M | 6 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 124
- 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
KEARNEY, NE
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
@magnumlog.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 184416USDOT 404961USDOT 1103909USDOT 1740071
Shares a company officer with other carriers
trevor aden — 2 carriers: USDOT 1103909
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 911 E 11TH STREET, KEARNEY, NE, 68847
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 158, KEARNEY, NE, 68848
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (308) 237-2244
- Cell
- (308) 627-3900
- Fax
- (308) 234-4435
- taden@magnumlog.com
- Web domain
- magnumlog.com
Registration
- Officer
- Trevor Aden
- USDOT / docket
- 54778 · MC-107037
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 01/06/2022 · 7,511,716 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 2868420
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 BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?
BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 54778, and its motor carrier number is MC-107037.
Is BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC's fleet?
BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC operates 124 power units and 125 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC based?
BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY LLC is based in KEARNEY, NE.