Carrier profile · USDOT 2877384 · MC-965783 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

James David Ratledge

DBA TENNESSEE WRECKER SPICER TOWING AND RECOVERY

5 power unitsLocal · 1 statesHIXSON, TN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-965783 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.0Avg age (yr)

2020–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 842-7243 Email dispatchtennesseewrecker@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 5-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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Employers’16–’18

Donegal’19–now

2016201920222025now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → May 2026	$1M	4
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Dec 2018 → Feb 2019	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2016 → Dec 2018	$1M	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Dec 2016	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

HIXSON, TN

6714 MIDDLE VALLEY RD

Top corridor

GA ⇄ TN

GA 2

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 6714 MIDDLE VALLEY RD, HIXSON, TN, 37343
Mailing address: 1604 EAGLE DR, HIXSON, TN, 37343
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (423) 842-7243
Email: tennesseewrecker@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: James David Ratledge
USDOT / docket: 2877384 · MC-965783
First registered: Apr 14, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 30, 2026 · 40,000 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

40,000

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 DAVID RATLEDGE.

JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE (USDOT 2877384) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE's USDOT number?

JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE's USDOT number is 2877384, and its motor carrier number is MC-965783.

Is JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE's safety record?

JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE's fleet?

JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE based?

JAMES DAVID RATLEDGE is based in HIXSON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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