BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC
141 power units
142 drivers
8.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 50.0 / 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.
High confidence
10 yrs history · 164 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- 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
- 141
- Drivers · CDL
- 142 · 142
- Annual miles
- 8.8M ~63k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 50 | 50 | 41 | 141 |
| Trailers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Registered
- Aug 9, 2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 8, 2026
- Officer
- FRANK ROBERTS
- Phone
- (413) 736-9611
- owhite@robertsnrg.com
- Address
- 237 Albany St, Springfield MA 01105
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Machinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsOther: OTHERConstructionGarbage/Refuse
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
164
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.7%
23 of 111 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
2 of 164 driver inspections
Violations
162
29 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
162 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert130 · 26 out-of-serviceBrakes 71 · Lights 25 · Tires 11 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Cargo securement 3 · 15 more
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Unsafe driving No alert13 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 6 · Speeding 6 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert7 · 1 out-of-serviceFalse log 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat11 · 2 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Sep132026Sep 13, 2026 · MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul142026Jul 14, 2026 · MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr132026Apr 13, 2026 · MassachusettsProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb172026Feb 17, 2026 · Rhode IslandProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - unknown roadway lighting, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan72026Jan 7, 2026 · MassachusettsProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec182025Dec 18, 2025 · New HampshireInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov92025Nov 9, 2025 · Rhode IslandProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - unknown roadway lighting, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct212025Oct 21, 2025 · MassachusettsProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
2 more on the FMCSA record.
3 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $2,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2016
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY → ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Massachusetts (HQ) 47
- Vermont 39
- Rhode Island 21
- New York 18
- Connecticut 17
- New Hampshire 11
- Maine 7
- Federal inspectors 3
29% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 59 | 5.54 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 12 | 0.91 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 7 | 0.25 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
164 driver inspections · 111 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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