Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA J&S TRUCKIN
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-22
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
7 yr
Model years 2005–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is JIM FRALEY safe to load? JIM FRALEY (USDOT 3195287, MC-425031) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in HEBER SPRINGS, AR, operating 9 power units and 18 drivers. Operating authority has been active 7 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 11 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 33.3% (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 clear to load (87/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-22.
JIM FRALEY's USDOT number is 3195287, and its motor carrier number is MC-425031.
As of 2026-07-22, JIM FRALEY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JIM FRALEY has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).
JIM FRALEY operates 9 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JIM FRALEY is based in HEBER SPRINGS, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2022 → Jul 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2021 → Jul 2022 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2020 → Jul 2021 | $1M | 1 |
| CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) | Apr 2016 → Apr 2017 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2012 → Feb 2016 | $1M | 6 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Nov 2011 → Nov 2012 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2010 → Nov 2011 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2003 → Oct 2003 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2002 → Aug 2002 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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