Carrier profile · USDOT 1257879 · MC-492527 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Ja Harris Trucking Inc

15 power unitsavg 16.6 yrRegional · 5 statesHOUSTON, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-492527 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 672-6900 Email dispatchinfo@jaharristrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 12, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.6 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.2%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 — 34 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

55.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 22.6 pts across the window. 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

38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 6

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Maintenance22 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 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$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 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’11–’14

Hdi-gerling American’14–’16

Great West’16–’22

Sentry Select’22–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2016 → May 2022	$750K	1
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2014 → May 2016	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2011 → May 2014	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2007 → Apr 2008	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

34.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

8360 LYONS AVE B

Top corridor

TX 33 · LA 3 · IN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3538200 USDOT 2940952 USDOT 753551 USDOT 1014498Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1168426 USDOT 3188693 USDOT 38111 USDOT 2940952 USDOT 3538200 USDOT 1014498 USDOT 2633062 USDOT 753551

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8360 LYONS AVE B, HOUSTON, TX, 77029
Mailing address: PO BOX 15176, HOUSTON, TX, 77220
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 672-6900
Email: info@jaharristrucking.com
Web domain: jaharristrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Jaime A Harris · Rogelio Gonzalez
USDOT / docket: 1257879 · MC-492527
First registered: Jun 14, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 1,122,618 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 12, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 604256128

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,122,618

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 JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC.

JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1257879) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 12, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 12, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1257879, and its motor carrier number is MC-492527.

Is JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 12, 2026, JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC has a 38.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 51 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC operates 15 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC based?

JA HARRIS TRUCKING INC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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