Carrier profile · USDOT 132449 · MC-279448 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Brammer Pipe & Steel Inc

33 power unitsavg 20.6 yrLocal · 2 statesGAINESVILLE, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-279448 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

20.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(940) 665-4807 Email dispatchcarrie.prowellservice@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average62.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo62.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo62.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

20.6 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 62.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

62.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 12.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 33-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Mid-continent’94–’03

Federal’14–’18

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2021

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Jan 2021	$750K	6
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2012 → Dec 2014	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Jan 2013	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2009 → Dec 2011	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → Dec 2008	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Dec 2008	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Mar 2006	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Apr 2005	$750K	2
OKLAHOMA SURETY COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1994 → Mar 2003	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 7

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

20.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

GAINESVILLE, TX

6178 E US HWY 82

Top corridor

TX 7 · OK 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6178 E US HWY 82, GAINESVILLE, TX, 76240
Mailing address: P O BOX 243, GAINESVILLE, TX, 76241
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (940) 665-4807
Fax: (940) 665-7790
Email: carrie.prowellservice@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Larry Brammer
USDOT / docket: 132449 · MC-279448
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 3, 2024 · 309,168 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 23, 2014
D-U-N-S: 59764878

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

309,168

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC.

BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC (USDOT 132449) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 10, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 62.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 33 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 3, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 23, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC's USDOT number?

BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC's USDOT number is 132449, and its motor carrier number is MC-279448.

Is BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC's safety record?

BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC has a 62.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC's fleet?

BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC operates 33 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC based?

BRAMMER PIPE & STEEL INC is based in GAINESVILLE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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