Carrier profile · USDOT 2055580 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

James Murphy

DBA ROOSTER FREIGHT

9 power unitsavg 5.4 yrRegional · 3 statesLEMONT, IL81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2011–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 654-8242 Email dispatchjim@murphysealcoating.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average33.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2011–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — 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 33.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 13.3 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 9-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: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving6 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

42.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

LEMONT, IL

16W050 JEANS RD

Top corridor

IL 4 · IN 1 · IA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 867952Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@murphysealcoating.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2896333

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james murphy — 47 carriers: USDOT 686315 USDOT 920727 USDOT 925033 USDOT 932400 USDOT 936623 USDOT 967258 USDOT 1128862 USDOT 1217101

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16W050 JEANS RD, LEMONT, IL, 60439
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 654-8242
Fax: (630) 654-0730
Email: jim@murphysealcoating.com
Web domain: murphysealcoating.com

Registration

Officers: James Murphy · Michael G Murphy
USDOT / docket: 2055580
First registered: Jul 14, 2010
Last MCS-150: Oct 31, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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 MURPHY.

JAMES MURPHY (USDOT 2055580) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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 6 driver-level — across 3 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 9 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 31, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is JAMES MURPHY's USDOT number?

JAMES MURPHY's USDOT number is 2055580.

Is JAMES MURPHY authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, JAMES MURPHY is active in the FMCSA register.

What is JAMES MURPHY's safety record?

JAMES MURPHY has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is JAMES MURPHY's fleet?

JAMES MURPHY operates 9 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JAMES MURPHY based?

JAMES MURPHY is based in LEMONT, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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