Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 446634 · MC-243246
CHRISTOPHER J BROWN
DBA BROWN'S TRUCKING
2 power unitsLA CROSSE, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-243246 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (BIPD)On file
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
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHRISTOPHER J BROWN safe to work with?
Is CHRISTOPHER J BROWN safe to load? CHRISTOPHER J BROWN (USDOT 446634, MC-243246) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in LA CROSSE, IN, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CJCHRISTOPHER J BROWN 88
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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
- Active
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Canal · 94–96
Great West · 96–21
19942021
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | May 1996 → May 2021 | $750k | 4 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | May 1994 → May 1996 | $750k | 2 |
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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
LA CROSSE, IN
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
@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552USDOT 2345USDOT 2477USDOT 9392USDOT 10611USDOT 13191USDOT 38515USDOT 38519
Shares a company officer with other carriers
christopher j brown — 5 carriers: USDOT 1805044USDOT 2136599USDOT 2252281USDOT 3714419
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 19401 S US HWY 421, LA CROSSE, IN, 46348
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 156, LA CROSSE, IN, 46348
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (219) 754-2133
- Cell
- (219) 309-5913
- Web domain
- frontier.com
Registration
- Officers
- Christopher J Brown · Dawn Brown
- USDOT / docket
- 446634 · MC-243246
- First registered
- 05/22/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 07/22/2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 06/25/2007
- 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 CHRISTOPHER J BROWN's USDOT number?
CHRISTOPHER J BROWN's USDOT number is 446634, and its motor carrier number is MC-243246.
Is CHRISTOPHER J BROWN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CHRISTOPHER J BROWN is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CHRISTOPHER J BROWN's fleet?
CHRISTOPHER J BROWN operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHRISTOPHER J BROWN based?
CHRISTOPHER J BROWN is based in LA CROSSE, IN.