Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 669603
BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC
2 power unitsOLD SAYBROOK, CT
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 30 years
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1996Insurance (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
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC safe to work with?
Is BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC safe to load? BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC (USDOT 669603) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in OLD SAYBROOK, CT, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 29 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BEBRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC 50
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS —% (24-mo)0 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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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)
- 2
- 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
OLD SAYBROOK, CT
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4116447
Shares a company officer with other carriers
scott brainard — 2 carriers: USDOT 1740257
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 61 MAIN ST, OLD SAYBROOK, CT, 06475
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (860) 395-8961
- Web domain
- comcast.net
Registration
- Officer
- Scott Brainard
- USDOT / docket
- 669603
- First registered
- 12/12/1996
- Last MCS-150
- 02/06/2025 · 10 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC's USDOT number?
BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC's USDOT number is 669603.
Is BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC's safety record?
BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 50/100 (tier: unknown).
How big is BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC's fleet?
BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC based?
BRAINARD EXCAVATING LLC is based in OLD SAYBROOK, CT.