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JAMES RIVER EQUIPMENT INC

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Company CheckJAMES RIVER EQUIPMENT INC · DOT 623465

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

DBA: JAMES RIVER EQUIPMENT

11047 LEAD BETTER ROAD, ASHLAND, VA, 23005

DOT# 623465 Ashland, Virginia

PRIVATE CARRIER

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136

Power Units

136

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 17, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 8, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address11047 LEAD BETTER ROAD, ASHLAND, VA, 23005

Mailing Address11047 LEADBETTER ROAD, ASHLAND, VA, 23005

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Cargo Transported

Machinery, Large ObjectsIndustrial Equip

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 .17 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .37 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .5 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage4,731,114 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

136

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

136

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet136 units

Drivers136

Mileage4,731,114 mi

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total30

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.3%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total21

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

11 · 1 OOS -

2024

20 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

11 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

10 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 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 Jun 2026, 26 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (3.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 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
02/16/2026	WARSAW	VA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 roadside violations across 26 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

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 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 (52)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/17/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH WILKESBORO NC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	US421	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US421 NORTH BOUND EXIT 272	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	NC	Full (Level I)	US 421	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	SC	Full (Level I)	FORT MILL SC	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 421	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARTINSBURG WV	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	NC	Full (Level I)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/29/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENWOOD VA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	GREENWOOD VA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	SPENCER VA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HERTFORD WEIGH STATION, HWY 17	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	MEADOW BRIDGE WV	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEWISBURG WV	2	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH TAZEWELL VA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	SURRY COUNTY, I-74 E	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	NC	Full (Level I)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	NC	Full (Level I)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCK HILL SC	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	IREDELL COUNTY, I-40, E	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 421	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 13 S/B SALISBURY SCALEHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 421	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 421	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2024	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MADISON HEIGHTS VA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 E/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOWARD COUNTY	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FANCY GAP VA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	73	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2024	NC	Full (Level I)	YADKIN COUNTY, US-421, N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	NC	Full (Level I)	US220SB NEAR NC770	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 360 / RT 812	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 15 AT I 64	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLUEFIELD	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/28/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2023	NC	Full (Level I)	US 421 NEAR WILKES CO LINE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2023	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 360 / RT 629 OVERPASS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-695 E/B FSK BRIDGE TOLL FACI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections33

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

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 RIVER EQUIPMENT INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Cargo Transported

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (52)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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