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Company CheckJAMES BABCOCK · DOT 435538

DBA: BABCOCK TRUCKING

103 B J ROAD BOX 41, BOULDER, WY, 82923

DOT# 435538 MC# 200743 Boulder, Wyoming 38 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
May 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 15, 2025
Roadside inspection, 12 violations (no OOS).
Sep 8, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

Phone(307) 231-1589

Fax(307) 212-5379

Email[email protected]

Physical Address103 B J ROAD BOX 41, BOULDER, WY, 82923

Mailing AddressPO BOX 41, BOULDER, WY, 82923

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC200743

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating38 years

Company Overview

JAMES BABCOCK is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Boulder, Wyoming. The company has been in operation for 38 years, registered with the FMCSA on 02/01/1991. The fleet consists of 6 power units and 8 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 414,047 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 14 inspections, JAMES BABCOCK maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, JAMES BABCOCK 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 1.36 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .15 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 11.71 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage414,047 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

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 Review10/25/2016

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective01/01/2006

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #CLP29601I

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers8

Mileage414,047 mi

Operating38 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/25/2016 | Rated: 10/22/2003

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

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

5 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 1 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 Jun 2026, 10 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (10% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

29 roadside violations across 10 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 23 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/09/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	9	3	0	9	3	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOWMAN ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	CORTEZ CO	12	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	M-117 @ BROWN ROAD	3	0	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEE LITERAL DESCRIPTION FIELD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 1296 FEET EAST OF MI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUFFALO SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	SUN RIVER MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITTLE SUAMICO WI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/08/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	JAMESTOWN ND	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	MOBIL GAS MM-291 VANDERBILT	11	1	0	11	1	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	70	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections9

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP29601A	$750,000	09/25/1993	01/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP29601A	$750,000	09/25/1993	02/06/2006	Name Changed
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP 29601A	$0	09/25/1993	01/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP 29601A	$0	09/25/1993	02/06/2006	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC200743	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	-	-
MC200743	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/29/1987	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC200743	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/14/1993	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC200743	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/03/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/04/2006

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

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.

JAMES BABCOCK

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Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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