Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2037995 · MC-728405
JAMES PHILLIPS
DBA PHILLIPS DIRTWORKS
1 power unitsJONES, OK
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-728405 ACTIVE
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 · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 16 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1616 yr active
since 2010Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
16 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JAMES PHILLIPS safe to work with?
Is JAMES PHILLIPS safe to load? JAMES PHILLIPS (USDOT 2037995, MC-728405) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in JONES, OK, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 16 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 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JPJAMES PHILLIPS 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
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Lancer · 12–12
20102012
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 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2012 → Aug 2012 | $750k | 3 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2011 → Mar 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2010 → May 2011 | $750k | 1 |
03
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
JONES, OK
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james phillips — 46 carriers: USDOT 221049USDOT 631561USDOT 1041358USDOT 1254435USDOT 1325935USDOT 1406792USDOT 1438545USDOT 1517959
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 13701 IDA LANE, JONES, OK, 73049
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (405) 326-1647
- Fax
- (888) 224-5986
- Web domain
- sbcglobal.net
Registration
- Officer
- James Phillips
- USDOT / docket
- 2037995 · MC-728405
- First registered
- 05/25/2010
- Last MCS-150
- 06/18/2012 · 1 mi (2011)
- 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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is JAMES PHILLIPS's USDOT number?
JAMES PHILLIPS's USDOT number is 2037995, and its motor carrier number is MC-728405.
Is JAMES PHILLIPS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JAMES PHILLIPS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JAMES PHILLIPS's fleet?
JAMES PHILLIPS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAMES PHILLIPS based?
JAMES PHILLIPS is based in JONES, OK.