F M Brown's Sons Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 26 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 37 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2020 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2014 | IN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2011 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2010 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2008 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 22, 2008 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 20, 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 14, 2006 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 25, 2005 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2004 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Apr 26, 2004 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |