ED BROWN TRUCKING INC

DOT# 2270262 Chico, CA Authorized For-Hire
(530) 893-8595 ebt@hughes.net 4675 Kilkare Lane, Chico CA 95973
8 tractors · all owned 8 drivers
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
14 yrs history · 20 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
8 · 0
Annual miles
175k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 8 0 0 8
Trailers 10 0 0 10

Registration

Registered
02-06-2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-10-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
LAURA BROWN
Officer
EDWARD BROWN

Cargo

62.3
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Other: ROCK, SAND DIRT
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Intrastate operation

Runs within California only. Intrastate fleets in California are inspected about 1 a year for every 4 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Not enough record to grade yet.

20 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans worse than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.51×–2.36×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.2

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (8 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 2.01× and out-of-service orders 1.32× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.38×. Together they move its crash estimate -3%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 13 of 35 violations (37%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
20
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
5 of 15
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 17
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
35
10 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 6–9 trucks in California (about 6 in 24 months would be typical; 46% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 12,623 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.062 0.020
Inspections 2.06 0.64
Violations 2.19 0.87
Critical violations 0.50 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

35 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    35 · 10 OOS
    Brakes 13 · Lights 6 · Steering & suspension 6 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 4 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Jul
    6
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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 (HQ) 20

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).