GARMAN BROTHERS INC
Crownsville, MD · MC identifier not reported
GARMAN BROTHERS INC (USDOT 62070) reports a fleet of 4 power units and 3 drivers at its Crownsville, Maryland location. FMCSA gave it a Conditional safety rating in November 1987. Inspectors identified 3 different power units by VIN over two years, close to the 4 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Conditional safety rating on record
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 62070 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | GARMAN BROTHERS INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | Not reported |
| Reported physical address | 1270 RIVER RD, CROWNSVILLE, MD, 21032, US |
| Reported business phone | (410) 987-4600 |
| Reported power units | 4 |
| Reported drivers | 3 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Dec 09, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Gary Garman |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Safety review · Nov 02, 1987 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Conditional |
| Safety rating date | Nov 02, 1987 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
GARMAN BROTHERS INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
3 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 1 state. Inspected in 3 of 25 months; busiest May 2026 with 1.
| Inspections | 3 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 3) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 66.7% (2 of 3) |
| Violations | 7 across 2 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 3 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39345ABHTIJAir Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube139347EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt139353BBAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear13939AHLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam13939ALSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
GARMAN BROTHERS INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE in the census and lists 2 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Dec 09, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
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General freightLogs, poles, beams and lumber
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