Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 4176399
JAMES + WHITNEY LLC
27 power unitsavg 2.5 yrLocal · 1 statesCHELSEA, ME
CARRIER ACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
27Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
2.5Avg age (yr)
2022–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Do not load
FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.
Federal Out-of-Service Order
Watch · 1
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority22 yr active
since 2024Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo100.0100.0 %
▲ 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 peersNewer
2.5 yr
Model years 2022–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
2 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JAMES + WHITNEY LLC safe to work with?
Is JAMES + WHITNEY LLC safe to load? JAMES + WHITNEY LLC (USDOT 4176399) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in CHELSEA, ME, operating 27 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 2 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it do not load (0/100), with the leading concern: federal out-of-service order. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
J+JAMES + WHITNEY LLC 0
Active federal out-of-service order
New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered 06/14/2026
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 100.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 100.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 27-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 27
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2022
Oldest model yr
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
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
NH busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CHELSEA, ME
Top corridor
NH ⇄ ME
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@jameswhitneyco.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4481620
Shares a company officer with other carriers
eric james — 11 carriers: USDOT 1192978USDOT 1949000USDOT 2185295USDOT 2388221USDOT 2638341USDOT 2824684USDOT 3984563USDOT 4047575
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)2727
Observed (24 mo)11
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 46 RIVER RD, CHELSEA, ME, 04330-1007
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (207) 869-5062
- Cell
- (207) 212-5271
- Web domain
- jameswhitneyco.com
Registration
- Officers
- Eric James · Candid Hill
- USDOT / docket
- 4176399
- First registered
- 01/07/2024
- Last MCS-150
- 07/29/2025 · 675,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 33150045
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 + WHITNEY LLC's USDOT number?
JAMES + WHITNEY LLC's USDOT number is 4176399.
Is JAMES + WHITNEY LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JAMES + WHITNEY LLC is active in the FMCSA register, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.
What is JAMES + WHITNEY LLC's safety record?
JAMES + WHITNEY LLC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).
How big is JAMES + WHITNEY LLC's fleet?
JAMES + WHITNEY LLC operates 27 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAMES + WHITNEY LLC based?
JAMES + WHITNEY LLC is based in CHELSEA, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.