Carrier profile · USDOT 616767 · MC-295560 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Brown Logistics Inc

36 power unitsavg 4.9 yrRegional · 4 statesGRIMES, IA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-295560 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 986-3400

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average58.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo58.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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 58.33% on 12 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
12 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 29, 2026.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 58.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 27.2 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 36-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 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: Active
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 ’21 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Truck Exchange’95–’11

General Wisconsin’11–’16

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2021

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Nov 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Oct 2016 → Oct 2016	$750K	3
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Aug 2011 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Oct 1995 → Aug 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

54.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 28 inspections
Illinois: 10 inspections
Missouri: 4 inspections

Home base

GRIMES, IA

2855 SE ENTERPRISE DRIVE

Most inspections: IA

28 inspections

IA 28 · IL 10 · MO 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 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 161279Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3655676 USDOT 4042423 USDOT 161279 USDOT 694249 USDOT 2497935 USDOT 2015615 USDOT 71317

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john henricksen — 2 carriers: USDOT 134874

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2855 SE ENTERPRISE DRIVE, GRIMES, IA, 50111
Mailing address: 11229 AURORA AVENUE, URBANDALE, IA, 50322
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 986-3400
Fax: (515) 986-0150
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Taylor Brown · John Henricksen
USDOT / docket: 616767 · MC-295560
First registered: Oct 12, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jun 17, 2026 · 3,114,812 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,114,812

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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58%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

48violation records

10OOS-tagged records

7 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.

Unsafe driving

180%0 / 18

Hours of service

110%0 / 11

Brakes

1030%3 / 10

Other vehicle maintenance

667%4 / 6

Lights

3100%3 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

80%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

60%May 25 to Nov 253 / 5

75%Nov 25 to May 263 / 4

33%May 26 to Nov 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (15 of 48 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data5
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data5

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A3 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.20B Hours of service / ELD1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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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 BROWN LOGISTICS INC.

BROWN LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 616767) 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 common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 58.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 17, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BROWN LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

BROWN LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 616767, and its motor carrier number is MC-295560.

Is BROWN LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. BROWN LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BROWN LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

BROWN LOGISTICS INC has a 58.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 72 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).