Carrier profile · USDOT 941903 · MC-404568 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

D L BROWN INC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesCARLINVILLE, IL76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-404568 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2015 · vPIC

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

Established 25 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’04–’20

Artisan Truckers’20–’26

2001200820152022now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Mar 2026	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Jan 2020	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2004	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jun 2001	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

CARLINVILLE, IL

830 RANDALL RD

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IL

IN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james e. brown — 3 carriers: USDOT 1749257 USDOT 2636934

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 830 RANDALL RD, CARLINVILLE, IL, 62626
Mailing address: 31 MOREAN ST BOX 56, NILWOOD, IL, 62672
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (217) 502-4048
Email: dlbrowninc67@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: James E. Brown · Dale Lee Randolph
USDOT / docket: 941903 · MC-404568
First registered: Mar 21, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jul 15, 2025 · 180,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 2, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

180,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 D L BROWN INC.

D L BROWN INC (USDOT 941903) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 2, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is D L BROWN INC's USDOT number?

D L BROWN INC's USDOT number is 941903, and its motor carrier number is MC-404568.

Is D L BROWN INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, D L BROWN INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is D L BROWN INC's safety record?

D L BROWN INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is D L BROWN INC's fleet?

D L BROWN INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is D L BROWN INC based?

D L BROWN INC is based in CARLINVILLE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(217) 502-4048 Email dispatchDLBROWNINC67@YAHOO.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 941903
MC / Docket: MC-404568
Officer: JAMES E. BROWN
Address: 830 RANDALL RD
CARLINVILLE, IL, 62626

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

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Current BIPD status unknown

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