R B BROWNS TRUCKING INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
- Broker authority is inactive, not active.
- Bond has changed hands 5 times across 4 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026210 inspections · 48 violations (12 OOS) · 27% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
20
5× · sev 4
- 2393.45B2-B-AIRVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
12
3× · sev 4
- 3393.45D-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
12
3× · sev 4
- 4393.45B2-BHTDVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
8
2× · sev 4
- 5393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
7
7×
- 6392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 7393.209D-STBSMVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement under load of the stud nut
6
1× · sev 6
- 8393.9A-LSMLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
4
2× · sev 2
- 9396.3A1-BALACVehicle Maintenance
Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
4
1× · sev 4
- 10393.11A1-CSLRRVehicle Maintenance
Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997
3
1× · sev 3
Most inspected in · top 4 states
- CA27
- MI1
- OR1
- WA1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 22.8% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
A high share of violations are occurring in Shasta County, CA
Medium impact62 of 158 violations in the last 12 months (39%) came from inspections in Shasta County, CA. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Shasta County, CA to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 32% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit3× · 41%
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit3× · 24%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other1× · 18%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Log / ELD device violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 5% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner1× · 50%
- 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.1× · 50%
- Make sure the ELD is registered, working, and drivers know how to log in and certify daily
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 75% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.27× · 24%
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear17× · 10%
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured17× · 10%
- 393.11A1-LTSMLighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 3%
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on2× · 2%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 1%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS6× · 6%
- 393.75A1-TAORETATires - All others, has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches.1× · 1%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 1%
- 393.116F-CLLogs - Improper securement of logs transported on pole trailers3× · 3%
- 393.209D-STBSMSteering - Ball and socket joint has movement under load of the stud nut1× · 1%
- 393.116B-CLLogs - Improper/insufficient/or damaged components of a securement system1× · 1%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.45B2-BHTD×10Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. · OOS
- 393.53B-B×5Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 393.45D-B×5Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 393.47E×8Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA47 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 17 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
2
Tow-away
2
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi28 drivers
- Company officer
- JEFF BROWNS
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 9672908
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-04-10
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 32 trucks · 24 owned tractors · 27 owned trailers · 8 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses or emails with 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
48 events- 04/10/2025MCS-150 update filed
2.0M mi reported (2024)
- 03/15/2019Insurance cancelled — OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY
SURETY · policy YLI2159794
- 01/07/2019Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTO1405530
- 12/24/2018Insurance filed — Great West Casualty Co
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy MCP46069A
- 12/24/2018Insurance ended — Great West Casualty Co
policy MCP46069A
- 12/24/2018Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTO1405530
- 12/11/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/21/2018)
- 12/11/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/21/2018)
- 09/15/2018Insurance replaced — AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO. OF TEXAS
BIPD/Primary · policy 04CC232589
- 03/15/2018Insurance cancelled — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
CARGO · policy QT 660-7116N498
- 06/15/2017Insurance replaced — FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM
BIPD/Primary · policy 24CC281665
- 01/01/2016Insurance cancelled — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 929352801
- 12/07/2015BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/15/2015)
- 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 929352801
- 01/06/2012Insurance cancelled — FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM
BIPD/Primary · policy 25-CC-107549
- 06/15/2011Insurance replaced — FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM
BIPD/Primary · policy 25-CC-107549
- 07/22/2009Insurance cancelled — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
CARGO · policy QT 660-8449L890
- 06/15/2009Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
CARGO · policy QT 660-8449L890
- 05/02/2009Insurance cancelled — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MZI98271223
- 04/06/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/16/2009)
- 06/15/2008Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MZI98271223
- 06/15/2006Insurance replaced — AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO. OF TEXAS
BIPD/Primary · policy 04CC199365
- 06/15/2006Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI 98203897
- 06/15/2005Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133-660 166-4
- 01/01/2005Insurance cancelled — ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 400SX 4934
- 12/06/2004BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/03/2005)
- 06/15/2004Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI 98203485
- 01/13/2004BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/03/2004)
- 01/03/2004Insurance cancelled — CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.
SURETY · policy 190474881
- 06/15/2003Insurance replaced — SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD
CARGO · policy CCIM G79165
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2025-04-08
- Last review
- 2024-12-19
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-04-10
- Reported mileage
- 1,996,717 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — R B BROWNS TRUCKING INC, CENTRAL POINT, OR
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