Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 574261 · MC-280002
JIM PHARR
DBA JIM PHARR CONTRACT CARRIERS
2 power unitsELM MOTT, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-280002 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 32 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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 22.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3131 yr active
since 1994Insurance (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
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JIM PHARR safe to work with?
Is JIM PHARR safe to load? JIM PHARR (USDOT 574261, MC-280002) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ELM MOTT, TX, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 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
JPJIM PHARR 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.
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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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+4 earlier
Southern · 96–98
19942000
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 17 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1999 → Jul 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1998 → Sep 1999 | $750k | 4 |
| SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1996 → Sep 1998 | $750k | 4 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Sep 1995 → Sep 1996 | $750k | 5 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1994 → Oct 1995 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
ELM MOTT, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@prodigy.net — 577 carriers: USDOT 70777USDOT 71072USDOT 71797USDOT 172180USDOT 186580USDOT 211772USDOT 245644USDOT 247088
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jim pharr — 3 carriers: USDOT 2016425USDOT 2463497
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 446A S MCCLENNON LOOP, ELM MOTT, TX, 76640
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 21744, WACO, TX, 76702
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (254) 662-3179
- Fax
- (254) 662-3179
- jpharr@prodigy.net
- Web domain
- prodigy.net
Registration
- Officer
- Jim Pharr
- USDOT / docket
- 574261 · MC-280002
- First registered
- 09/12/1994
- Last MCS-150
- 01/24/2004 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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 JIM PHARR's USDOT number?
JIM PHARR's USDOT number is 574261, and its motor carrier number is MC-280002.
Is JIM PHARR authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JIM PHARR is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JIM PHARR's fleet?
JIM PHARR operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JIM PHARR based?
JIM PHARR is based in ELM MOTT, TX.