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Carrier profile · USDOT 970200 · MC-427533 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JAMES KERR TRUCKING COMPANY INC

DBA JAMES KERR TRUCKING

3 power unitsGARLAND, NC

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-427533 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(910) 529-1032 Email dispatchJKERRTRUCKING@EMBARQMAIL.COM

Carrier verification summary for JAMES KERR TRUCKING COMPANY INC

JAMES KERR TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 970200) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

JAMES KERR TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 970200) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

JAMES KERR TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 970200) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 18, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

JAMES KERR TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 970200) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

JAMES KERR TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 970200) reports 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 27, 2024.

JAMES KERR TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 970200) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 26, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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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 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’03–’07

Carolina’12–’15

Progressive Southeastern’18–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2018

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2018	$750K	2
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2018	$750K	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2012 → May 2015	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2012 → May 2012	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2010	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2009	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → May 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2003 → May 2007	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2002 → May 2003	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → May 2002	$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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

GARLAND, NC

1984 LAMB ROAD

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

@embarqmail.com — 2439 carriers: USDOT 3863 USDOT 3983 USDOT 47490 USDOT 66533 USDOT 70718 USDOT 79498 USDOT 79681 USDOT 84839

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james kerr — 7 carriers: USDOT 519805 USDOT 2050139 USDOT 2439586 USDOT 2842172 USDOT 3320160 USDOT 3537687

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1984 LAMB ROAD, GARLAND, NC, 28441
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (910) 529-1032
Cell: (910) 990-2451
Fax: (910) 529-1032
Email: jkerrtrucking@embarqmail.com
Web domain: embarqmail.com

Registration

Officers: James Kerr · Edna Kerr
USDOT / docket: 970200 · MC-427533
First registered: Jul 31, 2001
Last MCS-150: Nov 27, 2024 · 50,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 26, 2019
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

50,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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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