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USDOT 1360226 · CHARLES BROTHERS INC
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CHARLES BROTHERS INC

USDOT 1360226 MC 716198 Lancaster, PA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
14 power units 8 drivers 572k mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 35.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Low confidence
21 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
572k ~41k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks4004
Tractors64010
Trailers190019

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
Registered
Apr 13, 2005 (21 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 8, 2026
Officers
MIKE CHARLES · RYAN SHULTZ
Phone
(717) 872-7621
Email
operations@charlesbrothersinc.com
Address
2931 Charlestown Rd, Lancaster PA 17603

Cargo

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Livestock

Notes on this record

  • No interstate operating authority

    This motor carrier is not authorized for interstate for-hire operations. They may still operate legally as an intrastate for-hire motor carrier.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all · 3 tow-away
Inspections
6
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
16.7%
1 of 6 driver inspections
Violations
6
2 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
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Violations

6 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
3 crashes 3 tow-away
  • Jan
    12
    2026
    Jan 12, 2026 · New York
    Tow-away
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    24
    2025
    Jan 24, 2025 · Pennsylvania
    Tow-away
    Ice road, dark - not lighted.
  • Jan
    21
    2025
    Jan 21, 2025 · Pennsylvania
    Tow-away
    Ice road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO., ended Sep 9, 2010 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Pennsylvania (HQ) 4
  • Maryland 2
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