Carrier profile · USDOT 4373713 · MC-1713453 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

Brown Bear Express Inc

1 power unitavg 1.8 yrRegional · 3 statesELK GROVE, CA0/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1713453 ACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

1.8Avg age (yr)

2022–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 612-2214 Email dispatchbrownbear1796@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

Watch · 1

Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

1.8 yr

Model years 2022–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered Jun 9, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Platinum Transport’25–’26

beyond this history

20252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BROOKLYN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY RRG, INC · since Apr 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	Apr 2025 → May 2026	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

1.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2022

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

ELK GROVE, CA

10215 PEDRA DO SOL WAY

Top corridor

KY ⇄ CA

KY 1 · IN 1 · NE 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3288672 USDOT 4375773Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3288672 USDOT 3656056 USDOT 3674304 USDOT 4375773 USDOT 3499696 USDOT 4037316 USDOT 3846794

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10215 PEDRA DO SOL WAY, ELK GROVE, CA, 95757
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (510) 612-2214
Email: brownbear1796@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Yin Xue
USDOT / docket: 4373713 · MC-1713453
First registered: Mar 7, 2025
Last MCS-150: Mar 8, 2025 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—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 BROWN BEAR EXPRESS INC.

BROWN BEAR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4373713) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 13, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Jul 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BROOKLYN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY RRG, INC effective Apr 8, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 8, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BROWN BEAR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

BROWN BEAR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 4373713, and its motor carrier number is MC-1713453.

Is BROWN BEAR EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 13, 2026, BROWN BEAR EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is BROWN BEAR EXPRESS INC's safety record?

BROWN BEAR EXPRESS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).