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THE MARTIN-BROWER COMPANY LLC

DOT# 148192 MC# 173515 Rosemont, IL Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(847) 227-6500 kgrotzke@reyesholdings.com 6250 North River Road Suite 9000, Rosemont IL 60018
1,483 power units 2,501 drivers 97.6M mi/yr · ~66k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 1,218 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1,483
Drivers · CDL
2,501 · 2,501
Annual miles
97.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 33 6 0 39
Tractors 699 745 0 1444
Trailers 1103 583 0 1686

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-17-2009) · 17 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-01-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
KEVIN GROTZKE
Officer
NICHOLAS L GIAMPIETRO SR

Cargo

58.7
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.06×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.06× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
48.8 vs 45.9 for similar fleets
Likely 35–64 crashes
This motor carrier
48.8
Similar fleets
45.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~72%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 86 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 43 a year), including 4 fatal (5 deaths) and 24 with injuries; similar fleets have about 46 a year. The grade counts 149 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.27×, out-of-service orders 0.38× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.59× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -21%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crashes
    4 crashes with 5 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jun 14, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    24 crashes with 29 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 no valid CDL, 2 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 76 of 314 violations (24%). Brake or tire defects led to 57 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.8% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.7% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 80% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 14
  • Excessive speeding: 42

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
86
5 fatalities · 36 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,218
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.8%
67 of 623
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
9 of 1,215
National avg 6.7%
Violations
314
84 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 134 inspections, 5 out of service 134 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 125 inspections, 13 out of service 125 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 198 inspections, 11 out of service 198 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 150 inspections, 12 out of service 150 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 172 inspections, 9 out of service 172 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 143 inspections, 5 out of service 143 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 154 inspections, 10 out of service 154 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 139 inspections, 9 out of service 139 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.031 0.022
Inspections 0.60 0.63
Violations 0.11 0.22
Critical violations 0.03 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

314 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    203 · 75 OOS
    Brakes 76 · Tires 49 · Lights 33 · Steering & suspension 7 · Cargo securement 6 · 32 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    87 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 45 · Reckless / lane 35 · Seat belt 3 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    11 · 8 OOS
    No valid CDL 7 · Medical certificate 4
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    26
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    11
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    3
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    23
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jul
    18
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    26
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    14
    2026
    Indiana
    Fatal · 2 deaths
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Two killed in southern Indiana when car hits semi head-on in no passing zone
    WANE · Jun 15, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report IN0904982045 (ISP VERSAILLES 42) lists THE MARTIN-BROWER COMPANY LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name THE MARTIN-BROWER COMPANY LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Jan
    12
    2026
    Alabama
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
    In the news
    Mobile man killed in crash with tractor-trailer
    WKRG · Jan 13, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report AL0006607925 (ALDPS02A0) lists THE MARTIN-BROWER COMPANY LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name THE MARTIN-BROWER COMPANY LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

77 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Nov 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2001
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Jun 20, 2022
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 6, 2021)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 201
  • North Carolina 116
  • Tennessee 97
  • Texas 86
  • South Carolina 58
  • Louisiana 57
  • Florida 42
  • Ohio 42

Runs well beyond its home state: 38 of 1,218 inspections were in Illinois.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/148192