Carrier profile · USDOT 677326 · MC-315877 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

James & Melani Trucking Inc

DBA J & M TRUCKING

2 power unitsavg 14 yrLocal · 1 statesBROXTON, GA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-315877 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.0Avg age (yr)

2004–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(912) 359-2074 Email dispatchmelaniricketson70@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 2004–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 2

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
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 ’24 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great Divide’97–’02

Northland’10–’13

Canal’17–now

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2024	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2013 → Apr 2015	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2005 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2005	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2004	$750K	3
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1997 → Mar 2002	$750K	10

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.0 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

BROXTON, GA

1616 JOWERS RD

Top corridor

GA 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

Location

Physical address: 1616 JOWERS RD, BROXTON, GA, 31519
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (912) 359-2074
Cell: (912) 383-2567
Fax: (912) 359-2075
Email: melaniricketson70@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: James Ricketson · Melani J Ricketson
USDOT / docket: 677326 · MC-315877
First registered: Feb 19, 1997
Last MCS-150: Aug 6, 2025 · 1,247,909 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 15, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,247,909

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 & MELANI TRUCKING INC.

JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC (USDOT 677326) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 6, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 15, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 677326, and its motor carrier number is MC-315877.

Is JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC's safety record?

JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC's fleet?

JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC based?

JAMES & MELANI TRUCKING INC is based in BROXTON, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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