Carrier profile · USDOT 45262 · MC-117814 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

JAMES H CLARK & SON INC

61 power unitsavg 2.4 yrNational · 24 statesSYRACUSE, UT70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-117814 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

92Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(801) 266-9322 Email dispatchbjenkins@jameshclark.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

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

Established 52 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record8 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 223 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.4 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

145 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 145 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 6.3 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

132 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 12

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 61-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 145
Annualized: ≈73 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving51 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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: Inactive
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’18 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’90–’00

beyond this history

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2018

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2018	$1M	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2013 → Apr 2015	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2010 → Mar 2013	$1M	4
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2008 → Apr 2010	$1M	2
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Jun 2007 → Jan 2008	$1M	2
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → Jun 2007	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Apr 2004	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2000 → Jan 2001	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1990 → Jan 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 92

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

45.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

145

UT busiest

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

Home base

SYRACUSE, UT

850 S 2000 W

Top corridor

UT 48 · NM 19 · WA 13

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1122Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (60 trucks · 62 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1413603 USDOT 3105495 USDOT 4014166 USDOT 4257113 USDOT 2132752 USDOT 2517685 USDOT 4285615 USDOT 3607519

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kyle packer — 3 carriers: USDOT 2795561 USDOT 3537199

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 850 S 2000 W, SYRACUSE, UT, 84075
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (801) 266-9322
Cell: (800) 453-7222
Fax: (801) 590-9517
Email: bjenkins@jameshclark.com
Web domain: jameshclark.com

Registration

Officers: Kyle Packer · Blake Jenkins
USDOT / docket: 45262 · MC-117814
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 7,500,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 19, 2004
D-U-N-S: 41309154

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,500,000

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 JAMES H CLARK & SON INC.

JAMES H CLARK & SON INC (USDOT 45262) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 145 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 145 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 61 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 19, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES H CLARK & SON INC's USDOT number?

JAMES H CLARK & SON INC's USDOT number is 45262, and its motor carrier number is MC-117814.

Is JAMES H CLARK & SON INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, JAMES H CLARK & SON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAMES H CLARK & SON INC's safety record?

JAMES H CLARK & SON INC has a 16.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 223 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).