Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 783558
BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC
1 power unitsGREENS FORK, IN
CARRIER INACTIVE
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 28 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1998Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC safe to work with?
Is BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC safe to load? BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC (USDOT 783558) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in GREENS FORK, IN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 27 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
BEBROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE 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.
02
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)
- 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
GREENS FORK, IN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
ronald brown — 39 carriers: USDOT 770039USDOT 820170USDOT 896395USDOT 899145USDOT 1191247USDOT 1231548USDOT 1255594USDOT 1428263
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 12110 FOX ROAD, GREENS FORK, IN, 47345
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (765) 914-4577
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Registration
- Officer
- Ronald Brown
- USDOT / docket
- 783558
- First registered
- 11/30/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 05/27/2020 · 1 mi (2019)
- 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 BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC's USDOT number?
BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC's USDOT number is 783558.
Is BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC's fleet?
BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC based?
BROWNS EXCAVATING AND DRAINAGE LLC is based in GREENS FORK, IN.