Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2505451 · MC-1185470
RONALD KEITH BROWN
1 power unitsNACOGDOCHES, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1185470 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
Operating authority1212 yr active
since 2014Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
12 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RONALD KEITH BROWN safe to work with?
Is RONALD KEITH BROWN safe to load? RONALD KEITH BROWN (USDOT 2505451, MC-1185470) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in NACOGDOCHES, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 12 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RKRONALD KEITH BROWN 80
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Canal · 22–23
20212023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2022 → Oct 2023 | $750k | 2 |
| EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2022 → Aug 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2021 → May 2022 | $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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NACOGDOCHES, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@suddenlink.net — 580 carriers: USDOT 190117USDOT 194602USDOT 222952USDOT 227042USDOT 228278USDOT 241828USDOT 245872USDOT 267671
Shares a company officer with other carriers
ronald brown — 39 carriers: USDOT 770039USDOT 783558USDOT 820170USDOT 896395USDOT 899145USDOT 1191247USDOT 1231548USDOT 1255594
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1703 SPRINGBROOK DR, NACOGDOCHES, TX, 75965
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (936) 554-1808
- Cell
- (936) 564-0420
- Web domain
- suddenlink.net
Registration
- Officer
- Ronald Brown
- USDOT / docket
- 2505451 · MC-1185470
- First registered
- 05/13/2014
- Last MCS-150
- 09/29/2022 · 50,000 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is RONALD KEITH BROWN's USDOT number?
RONALD KEITH BROWN's USDOT number is 2505451, and its motor carrier number is MC-1185470.
Is RONALD KEITH BROWN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RONALD KEITH BROWN is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RONALD KEITH BROWN's fleet?
RONALD KEITH BROWN operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RONALD KEITH BROWN based?
RONALD KEITH BROWN is based in NACOGDOCHES, TX.