Carrier profile · USDOT 298971 · MC-199220 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Brown Distributing Company

27 power unitsNEWARK, OH80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-199220 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(740) 345-9621 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 27 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’18 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American States’89–’01

Erie’02–’16

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2018

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2016 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2002 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	Feb 2001 → Mar 2002	$750K	1
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1989 → Feb 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

NEWARK, OH

51 SWANS ROAD

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard l brown — 7 carriers: USDOT 1046644 USDOT 1111322 USDOT 1220178 USDOT 2306071 USDOT 2544036 USDOT 4313374

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 51 SWANS ROAD, NEWARK, OH, 43055
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (740) 345-9621
Fax: (740) 345-7546
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: browndistco.com

Registration

Officers: Richard L Brown · Shawn Brown
USDOT / docket: 298971 · MC-199220
First registered: Aug 12, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jan 12, 2023 · 368,580 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 7, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

368,580

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 BROWN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY.

BROWN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY (USDOT 298971) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 19, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 12, 2023. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 7, 2002 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BROWN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY's USDOT number?

BROWN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY's USDOT number is 298971, and its motor carrier number is MC-199220.

Is BROWN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. BROWN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.