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JAMES RICHARDSON

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Company CheckJAMES RICHARDSON · DOT 803186

DBA: J R TRUCKING

904 WALNUT STREET, FRANKLIN, VA, 23851

DOT# 803186 MC# 71105 Franklin, Virginia 7 years

CARRIER

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2

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameJAMES RICHARDSON

DBA NameJ R TRUCKING

DOT Number803186

MC Number71105

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationFranklin, Virginia

Added03/30/1999

MCS-15006/04/2024

Contact Details

Phone(757) 546-4686

Fax(757) 304-5689

Email[email protected]

Physical Address904 WALNUT STREET, FRANKLIN, VA, 23851

Mailing Address904 WALNUT STREET, FRANKLIN, VA, 23851

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC071105

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 years

Company Overview

JAMES RICHARDSON is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Franklin, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 7 years, registered with the FMCSA on 03/30/1999. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 100,000 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, JAMES RICHARDSON has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 Mileage100,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/22/2026

CompanyOOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.

Policy #PL199529318

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage100,000 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15006/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

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

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
06/29/2023	FRANKLIN	VA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529318	$0	11/15/2018	01/14/2019	Replaced
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529318	$0	11/15/2018	02/15/2019	Cancelled
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529318	$0	06/12/2019	10/13/2021	Replaced
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529318	$0	04/15/2019	06/12/2019	Cancelled
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529318	$0	02/12/2019	04/16/2019	Cancelled
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529318	$0	01/14/2019	02/12/2019	Replaced
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529318	$0	01/14/2019	03/15/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC071105	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/23/2018	-	-
MC071105	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/16/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2019
MC071105	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/20/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/16/2019

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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

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/22/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.