Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 260526 · MC-175805
J RAY INC
1 power unitsTHOMASVILLE, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-175805 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 41 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4141 yr active
since 1985Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
41 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is J RAY INC safe to work with?
Is J RAY INC safe to load? J RAY INC (USDOT 260526, MC-175805) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in THOMASVILLE, AL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 41 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JRJ RAY INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
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
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+6 earlier
Twin City · 94–96
Century · 98–01
Carolina · 02–05
Lancer · 06–10
Sentry Select · 10–16
19942016
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
11 insurer eras · collapsed from 14 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2016 → Oct 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2010 → Apr 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2006 → Apr 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2005 → Apr 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2002 → Apr 2005 | $750k | 3 |
| PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2001 → Apr 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| MAX SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2000 → Apr 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| CENTURY SURETY COMPANY | Apr 1998 → Apr 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1997 → Apr 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1996 → Apr 1997 | $750k | 1 |
| TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1994 → Apr 1996 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
THOMASVILLE, AL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hughes.net — 1602 carriers: USDOT 1705USDOT 7187USDOT 29282USDOT 33747USDOT 52891USDOT 55287USDOT 72185USDOT 89599
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 6236 HWY 5, THOMASVILLE, AL, 36784-4312
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (334) 636-5020
- Fax
- (334) 636-5042
- Web domain
- hughes.net
Registration
- Officers
- Jackie Ray Rush · Marthia Jo Powell
- USDOT / docket
- 260526 · MC-175805
- First registered
- 06/04/1985
- Last MCS-150
- 09/15/2016 · 320,000 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 612733832
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is J RAY INC's USDOT number?
J RAY INC's USDOT number is 260526, and its motor carrier number is MC-175805.
Is J RAY INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, J RAY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is J RAY INC's fleet?
J RAY INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is J RAY INC based?
J RAY INC is based in THOMASVILLE, AL.