BRENNY SPECIALIZED INC

DOT# 686095 MC# 318807 DUNS# 19922426 Saint Joseph, MN Authorized For-Hire
(320) 363-6996 safety@brennytransportation.com 8505 Ridgewood Rd, Saint Joseph MN 56374
80 tractors · all owned 80 drivers 8.2M mi/yr · ~103k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
29 yrs history · 157 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
80
Drivers · CDL
80 · 80
Annual miles
8.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 80 0 0 80
Trailers 85 0 0 85

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-01-2005) · 20 yr old
Registered
04-17-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-17-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
TODD BRENNY
Officer
JOYCE BRENNY

Cargo

64.6
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Water Well
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight

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.

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 1.07×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.07× 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
2.8 vs 2.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–6 crashes
This motor carrier
2.8
Similar fleets
2.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.7 a year. The grade counts 12 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.39×, out-of-service orders 0.50× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.70× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -15%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
157
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.5%
12 of 65
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 157
National avg 6.7%
Violations
60
13 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Minnesota (about 67 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 21 inspections, 0 out of service 21 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 24 inspections, 4 out of service 24 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 19 inspections, 0 out of service 19 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 24 inspections, 1 out of service 24 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 20 inspections, 4 out of service 20 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 19 inspections, 0 out of service 19 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 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 4,136 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.037 0.026
Inspections 1.48 0.97
Violations 0.38 0.57
Critical violations 0.08 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

60 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    40 · 13 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Lights 7 · Tires 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    14 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 7 · Reckless / lane 6 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 3
  • 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
  • Sep
    3
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    10
    2025
    Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    9
    2025
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jul
    7
    2025
    South Dakota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    1
    2025
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    20
    2024
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    10
    2024
    Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since May 15, 1997 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 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 May 21, 1997)

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
  • Colorado 13
  • South Dakota 13
  • Montana 12
  • California 11
  • Minnesota (HQ) 10
  • North Dakota 7
  • Ohio 7
  • Nebraska 6

Runs well beyond its home state: 10 of 157 inspections were in Minnesota.