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300 9TH ST, SALEM, VA, 24153

DOT# 564691 MC# 275265 Salem, Virginia 32 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 22, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(540) 387-9500

Fax(540) 387-4006

Email[email protected]

Physical Address300 9TH ST, SALEM, VA, 24153

Mailing Address300 9TH ST, SALEM, VA, 24153

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC275265

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 years

Company Overview

BROWN AND SON LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Salem, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 32 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/26/1994. The fleet consists of 20 power units and 29 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 480,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 6 inspections, BROWN AND SON LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, BROWN AND SON LLC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.32 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.83 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage480,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS25.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/17/2026

CompanyCENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #9928341

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet20 units

Drivers29

Mileage480,000 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

1 · 0 OOS =

2025

2 · 0 OOS =

2026

2 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 5 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

4 roadside violations across 5 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
05/13/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAMS GAP INFORMATION/INSPECTIO	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWPORT NEWS VA	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANVILLE COUNTY, I-85, S	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2024	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	OAKVALE WV	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FREDERICKMD	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2023	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENE COUNTY SCALES	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections5

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM009821-01	$1,000,000	12/03/2014	07/15/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	CAF 3650593	$1,000,000	12/03/2013	12/03/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	PB 3650593	$0	12/03/2013	12/03/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	CAM8890335	$1,000,000	12/01/2015	12/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	CAM8890335	$1,000,000	12/01/2015	12/21/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	CM 5722	$1,000,000	07/03/2007	12/03/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	CL 5722	$0	07/03/2007	12/03/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001111-01	$1,000,000	07/03/2006	07/03/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001111-01	$0	07/03/2006	07/03/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001111-00	$1,000,000	07/03/2005	07/03/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	WCP102001871600	$1,000,000	07/03/2004	07/03/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB0111630	$750,000	06/05/2015	12/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 063 7779	$1,000,000	05/26/1994	01/18/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 063 7779	$1,000,000	05/26/1994	04/16/1999	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP0637779	$1,000,000	01/18/1999	01/18/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 063 77 79	$1,000,000	01/18/1999	07/03/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC275265	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/04/2014
MC275265	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/10/2015	-	-
MC275265	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/06/1994	REVOKED	07/21/2015
MC275265	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/07/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/09/2004
MC275265	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/03/2007
MC275265	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2006
MC275265	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2005

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95/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/17/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

BROWN AND SON LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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