Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1286487 · MC-497996
JAMES A LARSON
DBA KLC TRUCKING
1 power unitsEVANSVILLE, WI
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-497996 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 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2004Insurance (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 stabilityFlagged
21 yr unchanged
Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.
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Is JAMES A LARSON safe to work with?
Is JAMES A LARSON safe to load? JAMES A LARSON (USDOT 1286487, MC-497996) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in EVANSVILLE, WI, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 21 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
JAJAMES A LARSON 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
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Northland · 04–19
20042020
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2019 → Sep 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2004 → Dec 2019 | $750k | 8 |
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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
EVANSVILLE, WI
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked
FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 1286487. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.
Named as the prior authority of newer carriers
1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 1286487.
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@tds.net — 2329 carriers: USDOT 39004USDOT 39512USDOT 46496USDOT 46639USDOT 46871USDOT 74449USDOT 75558USDOT 82542
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 18017 WEST COUNTY RD A, EVANSVILLE, WI, 53536
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (608) 289-6274
- Fax
- (608) 862-3535
- tjmorton@tds.net
- Web domain
- tds.net
Registration
- Officers
- James A. Larson · Tammy J Larson
- USDOT / docket
- 1286487 · MC-497996
- First registered
- 09/16/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 10/29/2020 · 48,847 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 JAMES A LARSON's USDOT number?
JAMES A LARSON's USDOT number is 1286487, and its motor carrier number is MC-497996.
Is JAMES A LARSON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JAMES A LARSON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JAMES A LARSON's fleet?
JAMES A LARSON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAMES A LARSON based?
JAMES A LARSON is based in EVANSVILLE, WI.