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BROWN LOGISTICS INC

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Company CheckBROWN LOGISTICS INC · DOT 616767

2855 SE ENTERPRISE DRIVE, GRIMES, IA, 50111

DOT# 616767 MC# 295560 Grimes, Iowa 30 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 22, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 7, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 18, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2855 SE ENTERPRISE DRIVE, GRIMES, IA, 50111

Mailing Address11229 AURORA AVENUE, URBANDALE, IA, 50322

Other Companies at This Address

Address2855 SE ENTERPRISE DRIVE, GRIMES, IA 50111

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BROWN LOGISTICS INC this company	616767	Sign in	Active
KTS LOGISTICS LLC	2595988	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC295560

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating30 years

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 1.77 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .06 · 1 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 8.51 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,133,021 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA-ZH7651

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet36 units

Drivers42

Mileage3,133,021 mi

Operating30 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total44

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service9

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above 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

7 · 2 OOS -

2024

23 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

16 · 3 OOS ▼

2026

15 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

1 crash =

2026

2 crashes ▲

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 Jun 2026, 41 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (19.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 11 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
05/22/2026	Page Co IA 2	IA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
04/07/2026	FONTANELLE	IA	0	1	1	Clear	Wet	Daylight
12/18/2025	No city county crash	IA	0	1	4	Freezing Rain	Water	Daylight
03/19/2024	I 80 E 81.8	IA	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

38 roadside violations across 41 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

Vehicle Maintenance 22 violations · 11 OOS

Unsafe Driving 14 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (61)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/30/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/11/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-34	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLOOMSDALE MO	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	ST GENEVIEVE MO	5	4	0	0	5	4	-	▲Detail
04/26/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	016 - MARION - I-57 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-255	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 169 SB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 67	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA 2 E	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 4 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 4 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 163 EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAYNE EVANS LN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 24	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB TO NW BLVD NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 69 NB 156 MM	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CANTON MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I24	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB I-235 9.8MM DES MOINES	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 169 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US RT 67 @ 1ST AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	US RT 67 @ CR 1800N	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 141/ HWY 415	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 163 MM 42 NORTHBOUND	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/23/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	5	3	0	0	5	3	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 4 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US67 AT N2200	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	O'FALLON - I-64 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOSCOW MILLS MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	WELDON SPRING MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 69	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	T-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 30 OFF RAMP TO HWY 169SB	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 71/280TH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE I-57	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 67	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 80 EB AND H AVE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections44

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 13 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	604404331	$2,000,000	11/24/2020	02/01/2021	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CAP 783 56 17	$0	11/02/1995	10/05/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	604404331	$2,000,000	10/05/2016	10/02/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	604404331	$2,000,000	10/05/2016	12/18/2020	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	604404330	$0	10/05/2016	04/05/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	N 0201 00 36	$1,000,000	10/04/1995	08/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	604404331	$1,000,000	10/02/2016	11/24/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CTP0961347	$750,000	08/01/2011	04/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA0961347	$750,000	04/01/2016	10/05/2016	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC295560	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/05/1995	-	-
MC295560	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/23/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2020
MC295560	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/23/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2020
MC295560	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/28/2000	-	-
MC295560	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/01/2021
MC295560	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/01/2021

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92/100

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 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

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

No email address on file−2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 36 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 36 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

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Inspection Records (61)

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