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JAMES KARL RICHARD

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Company CheckJAMES KARL RICHARD · DOT 555032

DBA: J K RICHARD TRUCKING

696 AUSTIN ROAD, OPELOUSAS, LA, 70570

DOT# 555032 MC# 324644 Opelousas, Louisiana 28 years

CARRIER DBA name changed · Jul 1, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jul 1, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 1, 2026
DBA name changed.

Safety & compliance 3

Apr 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Nov 25, 2024
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
Aug 14, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address696 AUSTIN ROAD, OPELOUSAS, LA, 70570

Mailing Address696 AUSTIN ROAD, OPELOUSAS, LA, 70570

Other Companies at This Address

Address696 AUSTIN ROAD, OPELOUSAS, LA 70570

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
JAMES KARL RICHARD this company	555032	Sign in	Active
J H RICHARD TRUCKING INC	246623	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC324644

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating28 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 1.16 · 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 14 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage50,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS20.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS60.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/22/2019

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/30/2025

CompanyPRIME INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #SC25052008

Last checked07/25/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage50,000 mi

Operating28 years

MCS-15002/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service1

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service3

OOS Rate60.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/22/2019 | Rated: 04/03/2008

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

4 · 1 OOS -

2024

6 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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 Apr 2026, 3 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (66.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

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
07/21/2023	NOT LISTED	TX	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

34 roadside violations across 3 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 29 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 1 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/01/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	EUNICE LA	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	OK	Full (Level I)	I-40/ ROLAND POE	12	4	1	1	11	3	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	9600 N LOOP EAST SOU	19	1	0	0	19	1	-	▲Detail
05/25/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	ENTRY RAMP AT IH10 W	11	0	0	0	11	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	US 77 RIVIERA	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	TX	Full (Level I)	2100 REED RD	9	1	0	0	9	1	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRITTENDEN CO (BRIDGEPORT STN)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROSS COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	PENINSULA ST	6	0	0	0	6	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2003-08-16	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2004-01-07

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L031223	$1,000,000	11/14/2002	05/15/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H71004050-01	$750,000	10/30/1999	12/27/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H71004050-01	$750,000	10/30/1999	10/30/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H71004050-01	$750,000	10/30/1999	07/30/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L031223	$1,000,000	07/30/2002	11/28/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L031223	$1,000,000	07/30/2002	11/14/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L017944	$1,000,000	07/30/2001	02/25/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L017944	$1,000,000	07/30/2001	01/25/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L017944	$1,000,000	07/30/2001	01/25/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L017944	$1,000,000	07/30/2001	07/30/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	RPL 350 020	$1,000,000	07/30/2000	07/30/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	AD32276	$750,000	07/30/1999	07/30/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	AA31556	$750,000	07/30/1998	07/30/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TRS830139300	$750,000	07/30/1997	07/30/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TRS 8301 393 00	$750,000	07/30/1997	11/09/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC25052008	$750,000	05/15/2025	06/30/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC25052008	$750,000	05/15/2025	07/28/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC24051453	$750,000	05/15/2024	05/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC23051121	$750,000	05/15/2023	04/25/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC22051325-0	$750,000	05/15/2022	05/15/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC22051326	$750,000	05/15/2022	05/15/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC21051256	$750,000	05/15/2021	05/15/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC20051011	$750,000	05/15/2020	05/15/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC19051301-0	$750,000	05/15/2019	06/14/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC19051301-0	$750,000	05/15/2019	05/15/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC19051302	$750,000	05/15/2019	05/15/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	RWD-LA4004075	$750,000	05/15/2017	05/15/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	RWD-LA4004075	$750,000	05/15/2017	05/15/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	RWD-LA4004075	$750,000	05/15/2017	02/16/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	RWD-LA4004075	$750,000	05/15/2017	05/10/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	SWD-LA4004025	$1,000,000	05/15/2016	05/15/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICLA0003615	$750,000	05/15/2015	05/15/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICLA0003165	$750,000	05/15/2014	05/15/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICLA0002503	$750,000	05/15/2013	05/15/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP1502272-00	$750,000	05/15/2012	05/15/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA01143702	$750,000	05/15/2011	05/15/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA01143701	$750,000	05/15/2010	05/15/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00977901	$750,000	05/15/2009	05/15/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	270697	$750,000	05/15/2008	05/15/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	270532	$750,000	05/15/2007	05/15/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	270230	$750,000	05/15/2006	05/15/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L041873	$750,000	05/15/2005	05/15/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L033082	$1,000,000	05/15/2004	05/15/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L032561	$1,000,000	05/15/2003	04/27/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L032561	$1,000,000	05/15/2003	04/29/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC18050982	$750,000	05/10/2018	05/15/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L032561	$1,000,000	04/27/2004	05/15/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L032561	$1,000,000	04/27/2004	05/28/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC23051121	$750,000	04/25/2024	05/15/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L017944	$1,000,000	01/25/2002	07/30/2002	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC324644	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/05/1997	-	-
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/03/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/17/2004
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/25/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2024
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/20/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2020
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/20/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2015
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/19/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/2021
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/19/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/17/2010
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2025
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2023
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/17/2022
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2019
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/2018
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2017
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2016
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/2014
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2013
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2011
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2008
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2007
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2006
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/19/2005
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/02/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/03/2004
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/29/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/10/2024
MC324644	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/22/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2018

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90/100

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, from 100 to 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 60% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 60% vs national avg 20.72%.

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 KARL RICHARD

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Inspection Records (11)

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Out of Service Orders (1)

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