DALE BROWN INC
DBA BROWN TRANSPORTATION
USDOT 653828MC-Docket MC307749ARDMORE, OK
Review before tendering95 power units
DALE BROWN INC (USDOT 653828) in ARDMORE, OK — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 6 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2018-10-25 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.84
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.1
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
9
Injuries
13
Crashes
145
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- Yes
Fleet
- Power units
- 95
- Total drivers
- 85
- Years in business
- 30
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 6 of 13 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 8%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 8 times last 2018-10-25
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-21
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
245
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
177
Violations
19
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-07 → 2026-05-14.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-10
TX
2 injuredTow-away
2025-12-31
TX
1 injured
2025-10-28
TX
Tow-away
2025-10-17
OK
Tow-away
2025-07-18
OK
1 injuredTow-away
2025-07-11
OK
2 injuredTow-away
2025-07-09
OK
1 injured
2025-04-07
OK
Tow-away
2025-03-27
OK
1 injuredTow-away
2025-01-16
OK
Tow-away
2024-12-18
OK
1 injuredTow-away
2024-08-30
OK
Tow-away
2024-07-30
OK
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-12-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Universal Joint with Loose Broken or Missing Component or Bearing Strap | OOS |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-09-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-07-09 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-06-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-03-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before December | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2024-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2024-10-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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