Carrier profile · USDOT 2836609 · MC-949196 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JAMES BATES

DBA BATES & SONS TRUCKING

1 power unitavg 15.7 yrLocal · 1 statesJOHNSTON, SC82/100
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-949196 INACTIVE
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Equipment

Haulable capacity (power units only — trailers are towed context), equipment mix, and the VIN-decoded unit roster. Click any VIN to trace that unit across every carrier that has run it.

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150)
1
Observed power (24 mo)
1
Trailers (towed)
2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.7 yr
Average age
2022
Newest model yr
2002
Oldest model yr
66.7%
VINs decoded

Unit roster· VIN-decoded from inspections · NHTSA vPIC

VINTypeYearMakeModelInsp.Last seen
1XP7DB9X97D688693Truck-Tractor2007PETERBILT3872Aug 7, 2025
1PLE045252PF52968Trailer2002PEERLESSPeerless1Aug 7, 2025
5DDKV4522N1069880Trailer2022SIEBERT TR1Apr 2, 2025

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