Carrier profile · USDOT 806661 · MC-694442 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

James E Simpson Ii

DBA SIMPSON TRKING & OTHER THINGS

18 power unitsavg 9.8 yrRegional · 7 statesATLANTA, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-694442 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(765) 437-3186 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 22 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

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4 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 6, 2025.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 6 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 18-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

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 ’22 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Northland’09–’19

Progressive Southeastern’19–’22

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2022

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2022	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Sep 2019	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 30, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

76.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 30, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 6 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections

Home base

ATLANTA, IN

4597 S ST RD 213

Most inspections: IN

6 inspections

IN 6 · IL 3 · OH 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 30, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2950083 USDOT 3799272 USDOT 4125136 USDOT 578881 USDOT 1135439 USDOT 3371599 USDOT 152966

Shares a company officer with other carriers

heather simpson — 2 carriers: USDOT 2818618

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 30, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4597 S ST RD 213, ATLANTA, IN, 46031
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (765) 437-3186
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Heather Simpson
USDOT / docket: 806661 · MC-694442
First registered: Apr 19, 1999
Last MCS-150: Feb 10, 2026 · 990,950 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

990,950

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 2026

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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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

21violation records

2OOS-tagged records

1 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

60%0 / 6

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Lights

40%0 / 4

Hours of service

333%1 / 3

Other vehicle maintenance

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 4

n/aApr 25 to Oct 250 / 0

100%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 1

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (7 of 21 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-L Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JAMES E SIMPSON II.

JAMES E SIMPSON II (USDOT 806661) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 23, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 10, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES E SIMPSON II's USDOT number?

JAMES E SIMPSON II's USDOT number is 806661, and its motor carrier number is MC-694442.

Is JAMES E SIMPSON II authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026. JAMES E SIMPSON II is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAMES E SIMPSON II's safety record?

JAMES E SIMPSON II has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).