Carrier profile · USDOT 139071 · MC-206874 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JIMS WATER SERVICE INC

33 power unitsavg 11.7 yrLocal · 1 statesGILLETTE, WY71/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-206874 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(307) 682-4051 Email dispatchJIMSWATERSERVICE@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average80.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo80.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo80.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

52 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 80.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

83.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 33-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’90–’95

Fidelity Guaranty’97–’06

St Paul’06–’13

Hdi Global’15–’20

Employers’20–’25

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2020 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2015	$750K	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Nov 2013	$750K	1
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INS. UNDERWRITERS, INC.	May 1997 → Aug 2006	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 1995 → May 1996	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 1990 → Jul 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

14.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WY busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

GILLETTE, WY

205 NEWTON ROAD

Top corridor

WY 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 139071. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 139071.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 428815 USDOT 3518381

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 205 NEWTON ROAD, GILLETTE, WY, 82716
Mailing address: P O BOX 2290, GILLETTE, WY, 82717
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (307) 682-4051
Fax: (307) 686-2776
Email: jimswaterservice@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: John R Rodgers · Craig Rodgers
USDOT / docket: 139071 · MC-206874
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2025 · 284,373 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 12, 2010
D-U-N-S: 46916250

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

284,373

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JIMS WATER SERVICE INC.

JIMS WATER SERVICE INC (USDOT 139071) has a Vektor safety score of 71/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 80.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 33 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 12, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JIMS WATER SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

JIMS WATER SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 139071, and its motor carrier number is MC-206874.

Is JIMS WATER SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JIMS WATER SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JIMS WATER SERVICE INC's safety record?

JIMS WATER SERVICE INC has a 80.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 71/100 (tier: review).