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JAMES D BATES

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Company CheckJAMES D BATES · DOT 916319

DBA: BATES TRUCKING

4578 MODESTO SCOTTVILLE ROAD, MODESTO, IL, 62667

DOT# 916319 MC# 411018 Modesto, Illinois 24 years

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2

Power Units

4

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameJAMES D BATES

DBA NameBATES TRUCKING

DOT Number916319

MC Number411018

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationModesto, Illinois

Added11/15/2000

MCS-15002/18/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address4578 MODESTO SCOTTVILLE ROAD, MODESTO, IL, 62667

Mailing Address4578 MODESTO SCOTTVILLE ROAD, MODESTO, IL, 62667

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC411018

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 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 Mileage50,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

4

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

4

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

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

Effective10/08/2025

CompanyARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA992487415

Last checked08/03/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers4

Mileage50,000 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15002/2025

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

2023

1 · 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.

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/03/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57 SB	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN490941	$1,000,000	11/23/2005	02/25/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN490941	$0	11/23/2005	12/09/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN273241	$1,000,000	10/23/2020	10/20/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN297712	$1,000,000	10/20/2021	03/09/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN134558	$1,000,000	07/25/2014	02/21/2020	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN298949	$0	07/05/2001	11/23/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN298949	$1,000,000	07/05/2001	11/23/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN298949	$750,000	07/05/2001	07/05/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN111760	$1,000,000	06/25/2013	02/25/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN134558	$1,000,000	05/26/2014	07/25/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN336858	$1,000,000	03/09/2023	05/15/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN134558	$1,000,000	02/25/2014	05/26/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN111760	$1,000,000	02/25/2013	06/25/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN273241	$1,000,000	02/21/2020	10/23/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA992487415	$1,000,000	01/31/2025	10/08/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC411018	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/02/2005
MC411018	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/28/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/22/2020
MC411018	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/21/2021
MC411018	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/15/2001	REVOKED	05/21/2024
MC411018	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2014
MC411018	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/07/2014
MC411018	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/12/2025	-	-
MC411018	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/15/2023
MC411018	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/27/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/19/2020

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98/100

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 98

98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

No email address on file−2

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.