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JAMES A FORRESTER

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Company CheckJAMES A FORRESTER · DOT 524484

DBA: JAMES FORRESTER ENTERPRISES

1650 ELBERTON RD, LEXINGTON, GA, 30648

DOT# 524484 MC# MC-270108 Lexington, Georgia

CARRIER & BROKER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(706) 743-5503

Email-

Physical Address1650 ELBERTON RD, LEXINGTON, GA, 30648

Other Companies at This Address

Address1650 ELBERTON RD, LEXINGTON, GA 30648

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
JAMES A FORRESTER	1211979	(706) 743-5503	Inactive
JAMES A FORRESTER this company	524484	(706) 743-5503	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

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC270108

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

JAMES A FORRESTER is an carrier & broker based in Lexington, Georgia. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract, Broker. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, JAMES A FORRESTER has a Trust Score of 60/100 (Good).

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

MCS-15004/2012

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority — so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeOn file with FMCSA

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	MLP497024	$750,000	12/19/1996	08/25/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	MLP497024	$0	12/19/1996	08/25/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	477826	$750,000	11/28/2005	07/13/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C333869	$0	11/28/2005	07/13/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	MLP497024	$750,000	10/05/1994	12/19/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	MLP497024	$0	10/05/1994	12/19/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	VT 0003869	$750,000	09/01/1999	01/23/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA 6498450	$1,000,000	07/13/2008	09/29/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	2010AEQ2SIA01764	$0	07/13/2008	09/20/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA01803401	$0	07/13/2007	07/13/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA01803401	$750,000	07/13/2007	07/13/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	494008	$750,000	07/13/2006	02/05/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C334176	$0	07/13/2006	03/02/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C334176	$0	07/13/2006	02/02/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	494008	$750,000	07/13/2006	03/02/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	PENN STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	PAC 6063231	$0	06/01/1999	01/31/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	PENN STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	PAC 6063231	$0	06/01/1999	02/08/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	VT 0003869	$750,000	06/01/1999	09/01/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	494008	$750,000	02/05/2007	07/13/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C334176	$0	02/02/2007	07/13/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN283190	$0	01/31/2000	06/13/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN283190	$1,000,000	01/31/2000	06/13/2000	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC270108	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/06/2005	REVOKED	09/29/2008
MC270108	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/06/2005	REVOKED	10/06/2008
MC270108	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/09/1994
MC270108	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	08/10/1994	-	-
MC270108	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2007
MC270108	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2007
MC270108	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/16/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/08/2008
MC270108	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/16/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2008
MC270108	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/16/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/12/2006
MC270108	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/16/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2006
MC270108	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/14/1999	REVOKED	08/31/2000
MC270108	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/11/1999	REVOKED	08/31/2000
MC270108	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/18/1994	REVOKED	11/10/1997
MC270108	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/18/1994	REVOKED	11/10/1997
MC270108	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/05/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/06/2007
MC270108	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/05/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/06/2007

No revocation records.

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60/100

Good

NOT 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 60

−25

−10

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

Not active with FMCSA−25

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-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) knockout	−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.

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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