Carrier profile · USDOT 33310 · MC-294238 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

F M BROWN'S SONS INC

28 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 3 statesFLEETWOOD, PA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-294238 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(610) 944-7654 Email dispatchgeorgebrown@fmbrown.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 6 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 16.7 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 28-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Pennsylvania Manuf’94–’01

Old Guard’01–’04

Westfield’04–’14

Farmland’14–’22

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2022

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2014 → Nov 2022	$750K	2
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2014	$750K	4
OLD GUARD INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2004	$750K	4
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Nov 1994 → Nov 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

23.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

FLEETWOOD, PA

118 W MAIN ST

Top corridor

PA 8 · NJ 4 · OH 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3942138 USDOT 4205631 USDOT 4217072 USDOT 2202512

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 118 W MAIN ST, FLEETWOOD, PA, 19522
Mailing address: PO BOX 153, FLEETWOOD, PA, 19522
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (610) 944-7654
Fax: (610) 944-0805
Email: georgebrown@fmbrown.com
Web domain: fmbrown.com

Registration

Officers: Jennifer Hinkle · Marianne Egolf
USDOT / docket: 33310 · MC-294238
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 984,697 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 20, 1996
D-U-N-S: 14492847

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

984,697

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 F M BROWN'S SONS INC.

F M BROWN'S SONS INC (USDOT 33310) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 26, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 20, 1996 in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is F M BROWN'S SONS INC's USDOT number?

F M BROWN'S SONS INC's USDOT number is 33310, and its motor carrier number is MC-294238.

Is F M BROWN'S SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, F M BROWN'S SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is F M BROWN'S SONS INC's safety record?

F M BROWN'S SONS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).