Carrier profile · USDOT 952717 · MC-408020 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Brownmiller Leasing & Transportation Inc

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34 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 22 statesLEMARS, IA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-408020 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

47Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 546-5590 Email dispatchtodd@blttrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

89 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 89 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 19.6 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

87 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 9

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 34-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 89
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’02–’05

Carolina’06–’10

National’12–’23

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2023	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2010 → Jun 2011	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2006 → Jun 2010	$1M	4
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Jun 2006	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2002 → Jun 2005	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → May 2002	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 47

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

73.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LEMARS, IA

1550 18TH ST SW

Top corridor

IA 17 · MO 9 · TN 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2025737 USDOT 600140Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1311182 USDOT 2368303 USDOT 1276763 USDOT 3528970 USDOT 3863918 USDOT 3416032 USDOT 3629777 USDOT 600140

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

Location

Physical address: 1550 18TH ST SW, LEMARS, IA, 51031
Mailing address: PO BOX 524, LEMARS, IA, 51031
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 546-5590
Fax: (712) 566-5096
Email: todd@blttrucking.com
Web domain: blttrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Todd Brownmiller
USDOT / docket: 952717 · MC-408020
First registered: May 8, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jul 23, 2025 · 3,690,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 11, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,690,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC.

BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 952717) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 89 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 89 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 11, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 952717, and its motor carrier number is MC-408020.

Is BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 135 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC operates 34 power units and 36 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC based?

BROWNMILLER LEASING & TRANSPORTATION INC is based in LEMARS, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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