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BROWN CARTAGE COMPANY INC

DOT# 258059 MC# 169163 DUNS# 183166511 Rome, GA Authorized For-Hire
(706) 232-9776 mhudson@browncartage.com 5801 New Calhoun Hwy Ne, Rome GA 30161-8253
11 power units 10 drivers 636k mi/yr · ~58k per unit
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HazMat
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41 yrs history · 19 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
636k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 1 0 2
Tractors 1 8 0 9
Trailers 40 0 0 40

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-01-2008) · 17 yr old
Registered
04-22-1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-16-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
COLLIN MATHIS
Officer
LEE H BROWN

Cargo

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Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: YARN, CLOTHING Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
19
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
2 of 8
Driver out-of-service
5.3%
1 of 19
Violations
14
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25
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What they get cited for

14 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Lights 2 · Tires 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    False log 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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
  • Oct
    6
    2025
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
on record since May 30, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Alabama 6
  • Georgia (HQ) 6
  • Tennessee 3
  • North Carolina 2
  • South Carolina 2
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