Carrier profile · USDOT 653828 · MC-307749 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

DALE BROWN INC

DBA BROWN TRANSPORTATION

95 power unitsavg 4.8 yrLocal · 2 statesARDMORE, OK88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-307749 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

95Power units

87 observed · MCS-150

96Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(580) 226-1616 Email dispatchchadbrown@browntransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 261 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

95 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

165 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 109 vehicle and 165 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.8% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

150 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 12

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 95-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 95
Inspections · 24 mo: 165
Annualized: ≈83 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

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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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’01–’08

National’08–’11

American Guarantee’11–’14

Employers’14–’20

Arch’20–now

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Jan 2026	$750K	7
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2014 → Aug 2020	$750K	4
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2014	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2011	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2008	$750K	9
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Aug 1999 → Jun 2000	$750K	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Aug 2000	$750K	1
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Aug 1999	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1996 → Aug 1998	$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): 95
Observed power (24 mo): 87
Trailers (towed): 96

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

27.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

165

OK busiest

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

Home base

ARDMORE, OK

405 N ROCKFORD PLACE

Top corridor

OK 86 · TX 79

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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 (14 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3130107 USDOT 4410284 USDOT 2465986 USDOT 1297239 USDOT 340905 USDOT 2845441 USDOT 2189813 USDOT 3387393

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chad brown — 27 carriers: USDOT 99055 USDOT 564141 USDOT 763113 USDOT 799262 USDOT 1134178 USDOT 1339497 USDOT 1473689 USDOT 1704575

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 405 N ROCKFORD PLACE, ARDMORE, OK, 73401
Mailing address: PO BOX 1748, ARDMORE, OK, 73402
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (580) 226-1616
Fax: (580) 223-4337
Email: chadbrown@browntransportation.com
Web domain: browntransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Chad Brown
USDOT / docket: 653828 · MC-307749
First registered: Aug 8, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jan 21, 2026 · 7,035,585 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,035,585

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 DALE BROWN INC.

DALE BROWN INC (USDOT 653828) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier received 165 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 109 vehicle-level and 165 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 13, 2026.

It reports 95 power units and 85 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 21, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DALE BROWN INC's USDOT number?

DALE BROWN INC's USDOT number is 653828, and its motor carrier number is MC-307749.

Is DALE BROWN INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DALE BROWN INC's safety record?

DALE BROWN INC has a 9.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 261 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).