Carrier profile · USDOT 182878 · MC-314960 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC

44 power unitsavg 10.7 yrRegional · 3 statesMINDEN, LA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-314960 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

44Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 377-8720 Email dispatchJAMESLSTARKEY@YAHOO.COM

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 22 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 26.7 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 3

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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 44-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: 44
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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: 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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

St Paul’96–’01

Travelers Property’03–’09

Continental’16–’19

Transportation’19–now

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2019 → Apr 2023	$750K	6
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2016 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Apr 2014 → May 2016	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	3
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Apr 2003 → Apr 2009	$750K	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2003	$750K	2
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1996 → Apr 2001	$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): 44
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

11.5%

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

LA busiest

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

Home base

MINDEN, LA

5626 HWY 528

Top corridor

LA 17 · AR 4 · TX 1

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 starkey — 3 carriers: USDOT 1223482 USDOT 3647469

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 5626 HWY 528, MINDEN, LA, 71055-9804
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (318) 377-8720
Fax: (318) 746-4265
Email: jameslstarkey@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: James Starkey · James Starkey
USDOT / docket: 182878 · MC-314960
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2026 · 1,031,266 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 31, 2025
D-U-N-S: 58531575

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,031,266

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 NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC.

NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC (USDOT 182878) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 44 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 31, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC's USDOT number?

NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC's USDOT number is 182878, and its motor carrier number is MC-314960.

Is NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC's safety record?

NEWT BROWN CONTRACTOR LLC has a 35.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).