DALE BROWN INC
USDOT 653828 · Doing business as BROWN TRANSPORTATION
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (95 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate6.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)13 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 | 653828 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-307749 |
| Legal Name | DALE BROWN INC |
| DBA Name | BROWN TRANSPORTATION |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5802261616 |
| Address | 405 N ROCKFORD PLACE, Ardmore, OK, 73401 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 69 / 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 | 164 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 13 total (0 fatal, 7 with injuries, 11 towaway) |
- 2026-02-10 — TX — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-31 — TX — 1 injured
- 2025-10-28 — TX — towaway
- 2025-10-17 — OK — towaway
- 2025-07-18 — OK — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (37), 47 (27), 20 (17).
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) | 95 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 85 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 7,035,585 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 21-JAN-26 |
DALE BROWN INC operates 95 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in OK.
Nearby
Other carriers in Ardmore, OK
- OVERLAND CORPORATION — USDOT 830408, 52 power units
- TOM ISAACS — USDOT 963706, 32 power units
- HODGES MATERIALS INC — USDOT 824953, 18 power units
- TIM MCCULLERS — USDOT 842220, 12 power units
- OPC TRUCKING CO INC — USDOT 657342, 10 power units
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