FRANCIS BROTHERS LLC
USDOT 427863
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (27 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNew York Marine and General Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate13.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 427863 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-874861 |
| Legal Name | FRANCIS BROTHERS LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3043725452 |
| Address | 622 CHURCH ST N, Ripley, WV, 25271-8437 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20200218) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | New York Marine and General Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-05-10 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Marine & General Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-05-10 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2017-06-14 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 29 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 13.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2025-04-02 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-01-27 — OH — towaway
- 2024-12-16 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-11-05 — WV — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (10), 51 (4), 23 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 27 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 12 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 702,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 26-MAY-26 |
FRANCIS BROTHERS LLC operates 27 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in WV.
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