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CHARLES A BROWN

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Company CheckCHARLES A BROWN · DOT 822849

DBA: C BROWNS HAULING AND EXCAVATING

3356 CO RD 92, FYFFE, AL, 35971

DOT# 822849 MC# 364370 Fyffe, Alabama 26 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

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

Safety & compliance 1

May 7, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

Phone(256) 601-9249

Fax(205) 423-6047

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3356 CO RD 92, FYFFE, AL, 35971

Mailing Address3356 CO RD 92, FYFFE, AL, 35971

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC364370

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating26 years

Company Overview

CHARLES A BROWN is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Fyffe, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 26 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/11/1999. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 10,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, CHARLES A BROWN maintains an excellent safety record. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, CHARLES A BROWN has a Trust Score of 90/100 (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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 7 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 10 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 13 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,000 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 OOS100.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.

Policy #CA7548243

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers1

Mileage10,000 mi

Operating26 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

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

2025

1 · 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 2025, 1 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 1 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 5 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

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

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/07/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	DEATSVILLE AL	7	3	0	2	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 7548243	$1,000,000	12/11/2018	08/20/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT200297	$1,000,000	09/29/2000	09/11/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT200297	$1,000,000	09/29/2000	10/31/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0101171	$1,000,000	09/29/1999	09/29/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	APAIA-319	$0	09/22/2005	09/22/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	APAIA-319	$0	09/22/2005	09/15/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 068 99 46	$0	09/15/2006	07/24/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317686	$0	09/12/2004	09/12/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C302786	$0	09/12/2003	09/12/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 2235454-0	$1,000,000	09/12/2003	07/25/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHZ6405492	$1,000,000	09/11/2002	09/11/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	NHMTC7314	$0	09/11/2002	09/11/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0035561	$0	09/11/2001	09/11/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0035561	$1,000,000	09/11/2001	09/11/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	SPF170850900	$0	09/11/2000	09/11/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	72MTC009361	$0	09/11/1999	08/30/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	72MTC009361	$0	08/30/1999	09/11/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 068 99 46	$1,000,000	08/23/2006	07/24/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-0004451-01	$1,000,000	07/29/1999	09/29/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 2235454-1	$1,000,000	07/25/2004	07/25/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 2235454	$1,000,000	07/25/2004	09/16/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 2235454	$1,000,000	07/25/2004	08/23/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 7548243	$750,000	07/24/2010	12/11/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 7548243	$750,000	07/24/2010	07/24/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 7548243	$0	07/24/2010	07/24/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 7548243	$0	07/24/2010	12/21/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	353565	$1,000,000	07/24/2009	07/24/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	353565	$0	07/24/2009	07/24/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	347699	$0	07/24/2008	07/24/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	347699	$1,000,000	07/24/2008	07/24/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	80 ALA000119	$1,000,000	07/24/2007	07/24/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	80 ALA000119	$0	07/24/2007	07/24/2008	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC364370	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/12/2018	-	-
MC364370	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/07/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/31/2002
MC364370	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/09/1999	REVOKED	09/19/2005
MC364370	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/2006
MC364370	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/21/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/24/2006
MC364370	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/18/2006	REVOKED	08/02/2010
MC364370	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/16/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/08/2004
MC364370	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/29/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/2009
MC364370	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/28/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2004
MC364370	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/22/2008

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

Vehicle 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 7/7/2026.

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 100% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 100% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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.

CHARLES A BROWN

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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 (1)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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