Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 311196 · MC-207841
JAMES E WILSON
DBA JIM WILSON CRANE SERVICE
3 power unitsULYSSES, KS
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-207841 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power 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
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
Operating authority3838 yr active
since 1988Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
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
38 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JAMES E WILSON safe to work with?
Is JAMES E WILSON safe to load? JAMES E WILSON (USDOT 311196, MC-207841) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ULYSSES, KS, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 38 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JEJAMES E WILSON 80
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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
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
United States · 87–95
Transportation · 96–01
Oklahoma · 01–05
Mid-continent · 05–10
Oklahoma · 15–20
19872020
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.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKLAHOMA SURETY COMPANY | Dec 2015 → Dec 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2014 → Dec 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2005 → Jun 2010 | $750k | 8 |
| OKLAHOMA SURETY COMPANY | Dec 2001 → Dec 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO. | Nov 1996 → Dec 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO. | Sep 1995 → Nov 1996 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Jun 1987 → Sep 1995 | $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)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ULYSSES, KS
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@pld.com — 149 carriers: USDOT 72839USDOT 127877USDOT 154854USDOT 159492USDOT 179884USDOT 226140USDOT 246393USDOT 255661
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james e. wilson — 2 carriers: USDOT 2129836
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2258 W ROAD 10, ULYSSES, KS, 67880
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 425, ULYSSES, KS, 67880-0425
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (620) 356-3663
- Fax
- (620) 353-1406
- jwcranes@pld.com
- Web domain
- pld.com
Registration
- Officer
- James E. Wilson
- USDOT / docket
- 311196 · MC-207841
- First registered
- 03/18/1988
- Last MCS-150
- 09/12/2022 · 18,000 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 2832863
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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Frequently asked
What is JAMES E WILSON's USDOT number?
JAMES E WILSON's USDOT number is 311196, and its motor carrier number is MC-207841.
Is JAMES E WILSON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JAMES E WILSON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JAMES E WILSON's fleet?
JAMES E WILSON operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAMES E WILSON based?
JAMES E WILSON is based in ULYSSES, KS.