Carrier profile · USDOT 3224408 · MC-1009730 · Updated Jul 26, 2026

OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC

57 power unitsavg 4.3 yrNational · 26 statesWHEATON, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1009730 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

57Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 350-5675 Email dispatchoffice@oldjamesfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 26, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

57 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

66 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 66 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

75.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 7

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 57-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 57
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 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: None
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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

A-one Commercial’19–’20

Northland’20–’21

Accredited’21–’24

Trisura’24–’25

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Oct 2021 → May 2024	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 57
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

48.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

WHEATON, IL

2100 MANCHESTER RD BUILDING A SUITE 501-4

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 6 · NM 6 · TX 5

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2890110 USDOT 3487141 USDOT 4370626 USDOT 428823 USDOT 1749223 USDOT 3487174 USDOT 3136936 USDOT 3229028

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 2100 MANCHESTER RD BUILDING A SUITE 501-4, WHEATON, IL, 60187
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 350-5675
Email: office@oldjamesfreight.com
Web domain: oldjamesfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Bogdan Petrisor Roman
USDOT / docket: 3224408 · MC-1009730
First registered: Dec 19, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jul 24, 2026 · 2,947,400 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,947,400

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 OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC.

OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3224408) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier received 66 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 66 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 26, 2026.

It reports 57 power units and 57 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 24, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 3224408, and its motor carrier number is MC-1009730.

Is OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 26, 2026, OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC's safety record?

OLD JAMES FREIGHT INC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 101 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).