Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA NEWMAN TRANSPORTATION
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
15 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is JAMES NEWMAN safe to load? JAMES NEWMAN (USDOT 2137683, MC-744197) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in GREER, SC, operating 5 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 15 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (68/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
JAMES NEWMAN's USDOT number is 2137683, and its motor carrier number is MC-744197.
As of 2026-06-13, JAMES NEWMAN is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JAMES NEWMAN operates 5 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JAMES NEWMAN is based in GREER, SC.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
No roadside inspections on record.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2020 → Mar 2026 | $750k | 2 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2018 → Mar 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2012 → May 2018 | $750k | 2 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2011 → Mar 2012 | $750k | 5 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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