Carrier profile · USDOT 442379 · MC-236769 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

Jim's Auto Body Shop Inc

7 power unitsavg 10.7 yrLocal · 2 statesCOVINGTON, TN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-236769 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 476-0682 Email dispatchrhonda@jimstowingandrecovery.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%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 — 3 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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. One window of data — no trend yet. 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 Oct '24 · 1

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Transportation’97–’01

Canal’03–’06

State Pennsylvania’06–’09

Grange’12–’16

Progressive’16–’20

Hudson’20–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. · since Jul 2025

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Feb 2016 → Jun 2016	$750K	3
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2016	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Feb 2012	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Oct 2006 → Oct 2009	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Oct 2006	$750K	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Feb 2003 → Oct 2003	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Feb 2003	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jul 2002 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Oct 2002	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Feb 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	2
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Feb 2001	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1996 → Feb 1997	$750K	3
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Feb 1994 → Feb 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
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

10.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

14.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

COVINGTON, TN

832 HWY 51 SOUTH

Top corridor

AR ⇄ TN

AR 3 · TN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@jimstowingandrecovery.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1160440

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 832 HWY 51 SOUTH, COVINGTON, TN, 38019
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 476-0682
Fax: (901) 476-0691
Email: rhonda@jimstowingandrecovery.com
Web domain: jimstowingandrecovery.com

Registration

Officers: Jimmy Lee Blakely Jr · Rhonda Blakely
USDOT / docket: 442379 · MC-236769
First registered: Apr 10, 1991
Last MCS-150: Jun 22, 2026 · 320,793 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 1, 1992
D-U-N-S: 163431117

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

320,793

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 JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC.

JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC (USDOT 442379) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. effective Jul 9, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

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

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 1, 1992 in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC's USDOT number?

JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC's USDOT number is 442379, and its motor carrier number is MC-236769.

Is JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC's safety record?

JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC's fleet?

JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC based?

JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP INC is based in COVINGTON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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