Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 309217 · MC-206889
JAMES MASSARA
1 power unitsDELEVAN, NY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-206889 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
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 · 2026-07-26
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 38 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.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3838 yr active
since 1988Insurance (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 stabilityStable
38 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JAMES MASSARA safe to work with?
Is JAMES MASSARA safe to load? JAMES MASSARA (USDOT 309217, MC-206889) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in DELEVAN, NY, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 38 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 2026-07-26.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-26
JMJAMES MASSARA 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.
02
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 · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Progressive · 04–05
19872005
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2004 → May 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2003 → Jul 2003 | $750k | 2 |
| LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1987 → Mar 1989 | $0 | 1 |
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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
DELEVAN, NY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hughes.net — 1602 carriers: USDOT 1705USDOT 7187USDOT 29282USDOT 33747USDOT 52891USDOT 55287USDOT 72185USDOT 89599
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 11460 MCKINSTRY RD, DELEVAN, NY, 14042
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (716) 725-4781
- massara@hughes.net
- Web domain
- hughes.net
Registration
- USDOT / docket
- 309217 · MC-206889
- First registered
- 01/29/1988
- Last MCS-150
- 11/16/2011 · 1 mi (2010)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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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Frequently asked
What is JAMES MASSARA's USDOT number?
JAMES MASSARA's USDOT number is 309217, and its motor carrier number is MC-206889.
Is JAMES MASSARA authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-26, JAMES MASSARA is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JAMES MASSARA's fleet?
JAMES MASSARA operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAMES MASSARA based?
JAMES MASSARA is based in DELEVAN, NY.