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JOHN LAWSON JR INC

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Company CheckJOHN LAWSON JR INC · DOT 32137

4680 SALEM HWY, STUART, VA, 24171-4680

DOT# 32137 MC# 180734 Stuart, Virginia 41 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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2

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

1

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jul 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Jul 21, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Oct 15, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 2

Current
No active insurance on file.
Jul 13, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameJOHN LAWSON JR INC

DOT Number32137

MC Number180734

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationStuart, Virginia

Added06/01/1974

MCS-15008/08/2025

Contact Details

Phone(276) 694-3785

Fax(276) 694-6662

Email[email protected]

Physical Address4680 SALEM HWY, STUART, VA, 24171-4680

Mailing Address4680 SALEM HWY, STUART, VA, 24171-4680

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC180734

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 years

Company Overview

JOHN LAWSON JR INC is a FMCSA-validated motor carrier based in Stuart, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 41 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 107,988 miles (2025). With zero crashes across 1 inspections, JOHN LAWSON JR INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, JOHN LAWSON JR INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage107,988 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/01/2012

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage107,988 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 11/01/2012

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Oct 2024, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 1 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/15/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLAND VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections1

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	14MSAM5853	$0	10/08/1987	05/18/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	52-851984-00	$750,000	06/01/2020	07/13/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0012466	$750,000	06/01/2013	06/01/2020	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN033819	$0	06/01/2010	06/29/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN033819	$750,000	06/01/2010	06/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL487219	$750,000	06/01/2008	06/01/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL487219	$0	06/01/2008	06/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP38993A	$1,000,000	05/20/2006	06/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP38993A	$0	05/20/2006	06/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN422953	$0	05/20/2004	05/20/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN422953	$0	05/20/2004	06/21/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN422953	$1,000,000	05/20/2004	05/20/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN422953	$1,000,000	05/20/2004	06/21/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	IM05500091	$0	05/18/1997	05/20/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	IM05500091	$0	05/18/1997	06/03/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	AT05500306	$1,000,000	05/18/1997	03/30/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T 14273	$750,000	05/18/1992	05/18/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT05505159	$750,000	03/30/2003	05/20/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT05505159	$750,000	03/30/2003	06/03/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC180734	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/03/1985	REVOKED	07/21/2025
MC180734	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/07/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/19/2004
MC180734	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/22/2013
MC180734	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2010
MC180734	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.