Carrier profile · USDOT 1584052 · MC-586484 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

James Carpenter

DBA JFE TRUCKING

2 power unitsavg 12.2 yrRegional · 5 statesPALMDALE, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-586484 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

2008–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(562) 882-4043 Email dispatchjamescarpenter1a@icloud.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 2008–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’17 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’10–’15

Scottsdale’15–’17

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2017

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2017	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Dec 2009 → Dec 2010	$750K	2
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	Dec 2008 → Dec 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Dec 2008	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

PALMDALE, CA

37517 19TH STREET EAST

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 2 · CA 1 · OK 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james carpenter — 13 carriers: USDOT 790953 USDOT 1337297 USDOT 1434752 USDOT 1503055 USDOT 1565426 USDOT 1969370 USDOT 2413387 USDOT 3272990

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 37517 19TH STREET EAST, PALMDALE, CA, 93550
Mailing address: PO BOX 901702, PALMDALE, CA, 93590
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (562) 882-4043
Email: jamescarpenter1a@icloud.com

Registration

Officer: James Carpenter
USDOT / docket: 1584052 · MC-586484
First registered: Dec 7, 2006
Last MCS-150: Dec 9, 2025 · 156,000 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

156,000

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 JAMES CARPENTER.

JAMES CARPENTER (USDOT 1584052) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 17, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 9, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES CARPENTER's USDOT number?

JAMES CARPENTER's USDOT number is 1584052, and its motor carrier number is MC-586484.

Is JAMES CARPENTER authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, JAMES CARPENTER is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAMES CARPENTER's safety record?

JAMES CARPENTER has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JAMES CARPENTER's fleet?

JAMES CARPENTER operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JAMES CARPENTER based?

JAMES CARPENTER is based in PALMDALE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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