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JAMES L BYARS

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Company CheckJAMES L BYARS · DOT 364652

DBA: BYARS TRUCKING

7992 SOUTHWORTH ROAD, VALLEY SPRINGS, CA, 95252

DOT# 364652 MC# 253147 Valley Springs, California 34 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

5

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest May 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

May 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 1, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 25, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Company Information

Legal NameJAMES L BYARS

DBA NameBYARS TRUCKING

DOT Number364652

MC Number253147

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationValley Springs, California

Added09/05/1989

MCS-15003/04/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address7992 SOUTHWORTH ROAD, VALLEY SPRINGS, CA, 95252

Mailing Address7992 SOUTHWORTH ROAD, VALLEY SPRINGS, CA, 95252

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC253147

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating34 years

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 Mileage61,947 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/07/2022

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective10/04/2022

CompanyARCH INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #FBCAT0555700

Last checked08/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage61,947 mi

Operating34 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 09/07/2022 | Rated: 05/30/2007

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 -

2025

2 · 0 OOS =

2026

0 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

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 May 2025, 2 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.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
05/27/2026	UNINCORPORATED	CA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/01/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	WADSWORTH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORDELIA IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0028804	$1,000,000	12/20/2007	11/18/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6890145-2	$1,000,000	12/13/2002	07/06/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG405926	$4,000,000	11/28/2007	07/12/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG405926	$4,000,000	11/28/2007	11/28/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG405926	$4,000,000	11/28/2007	02/23/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG405926	$4,000,000	11/28/2007	11/18/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0028816	$1,000,000	11/18/2019	02/05/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0028815	$1,000,000	11/18/2018	04/10/2019	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0028814	$1,000,000	11/18/2017	11/18/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0028813	$1,000,000	11/18/2016	11/18/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	EXCA000129	$4,000,000	11/18/2008	11/06/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	EXCA000129	$40,000	11/18/2008	11/06/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	48270XN206	$4,000,000	11/18/2006	11/18/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG391713B	$4,000,000	11/18/2005	11/18/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG391713A	$4,000,000	11/18/2004	11/19/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG391713A	$4,000,000	11/18/2004	11/18/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG391713	$4,000,000	11/18/2003	11/18/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT00288	$1,000,000	11/18/2003	12/20/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP62087176	$5,000,000	11/07/1996	01/06/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP 6208-717-5	$5,000,000	11/07/1995	01/26/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6208717-8	$5,000,000	11/06/1998	01/06/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP 6209-175-4	$5,000,000	10/20/1994	04/27/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	6209 175	$1,200,000	10/20/1994	01/05/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	6209-175	$1,000,000	10/20/1994	10/20/1994	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6890145-3	$1,000,000	10/14/2003	11/13/2003	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6890145-2	$1,000,000	10/14/2002	12/13/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA03234951	$1,000,000	10/04/2022	11/30/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0555700	$1,000,000	10/04/2022	10/04/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA03234951	$1,000,000	10/04/2022	10/04/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP6208-717-7	$5,000,000	10/02/1997	05/31/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6208717-8	$5,000,000	09/08/1998	11/06/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP 6208-717-5	$5,000,000	09/08/1995	11/09/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP6208717-6	$5,000,000	09/06/1996	11/07/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP 6208-717-6	$5,000,000	09/06/1996	09/06/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6890145-3	$1,000,000	07/06/2003	10/14/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	SCI-PK-001947	$1,000,000	07/01/2001	07/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	CA 277 1272	$5,000,000	06/30/1993	01/05/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	SCI-PK-001947-00	$5,000,000	05/31/1999	04/29/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6208717-8	$5,000,000	05/31/1998	09/08/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP 6208-717-7	$5,000,000	05/31/1997	10/03/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP 6208 7176	$5,000,000	05/31/1996	09/08/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP 6208 7175	$5,000,000	05/31/1995	09/09/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6208717-8	$5,000,000	05/25/1999	07/01/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6208717-8	$5,000,000	05/25/1999	05/31/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	SCI-PK-001947-00	$5,000,000	04/29/2000	04/29/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	SCI-PK-001947-00	$5,000,000	04/29/2000	04/05/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6208717-8	$5,000,000	04/28/1999	05/25/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA03234951	$1,000,000	04/22/2021	10/04/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	FEI-TXS-26017-01	$4,000,000	04/13/2020	02/05/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0028815	$1,000,000	04/10/2019	04/10/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0028815	$1,000,000	04/10/2019	11/18/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP62087176	$5,000,000	04/07/1997	05/31/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	SCI-PK-001947	$5,000,000	04/05/2001	07/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6208717-8	$5,000,000	03/04/1999	04/28/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 3234951	$750,000	02/05/2021	04/22/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP 6208 7175	$5,000,000	01/16/1996	05/31/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CP 6208717-8	$5,000,000	01/06/1999	03/04/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CP62087176	$5,000,000	01/06/1997	04/07/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	6209175	$1,200,000	01/03/1995	02/27/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/19/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/20/2007
MC253147	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/11/2003	REVOKED	11/26/2007
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/04/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/09/1998
MC253147	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/03/2007	REVOKED	04/10/2019
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2017
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2016
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/03/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/10/2022
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/24/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/09/2016
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/24/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2005
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/23/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/16/2017
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2019
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/26/2004
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/19/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/09/2018
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/10/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/1996
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/10/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/1995
MC253147	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/27/1992	REVOKED	09/17/2002
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/15/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/09/2009
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/27/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/1995
MC253147	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/25/2019	-	-
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/13/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/27/1997
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/11/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/04/2021
MC253147	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/17/1995

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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.