Carrier profile · USDOT 242249 · MC-243576 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

James Hamilton Construction Co

48 power unitsavg 11 yrLocal · 2 statesSILVER CITY, NM88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-243576 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

48Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(575) 388-1546 Email dispatchregulations@dignpave.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 17 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

48 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.4%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 — 14 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 16.5 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 48-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: 48
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental’91–’98

Mountain States’98–’09

Zurich American’09–’25

1991200020092018now

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 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2025	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN STATES MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 1998 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jul 1991 → Jul 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 48
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

30.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

SILVER CITY, NM

17 S RIDGE RD

Top corridor

TX ⇄ NM

TX 9 · NM 5

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@dignpave.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 571099 USDOT 4002990

Shares a company officer with other carriers

alan stott — 3 carriers: USDOT 1246558 USDOT 2724932

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: 17 S RIDGE RD, SILVER CITY, NM, 88061
Mailing address: PO BOX 1287, SILVER CITY, NM, 88062
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (575) 388-1546
Fax: (575) 388-3256
Email: regulations@dignpave.com
Web domain: dignpave.com

Registration

Officers: Alan Stott · Sterling Hamilton
USDOT / docket: 242249 · MC-243576
First registered: Feb 2, 1984
Last MCS-150: Sep 26, 2024 · 177,273 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 7, 2008
D-U-N-S: 3829520

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

177,273

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 HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO.

JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO (USDOT 242249) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 48 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 26, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 7, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO's USDOT number?

JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO's USDOT number is 242249, and its motor carrier number is MC-243576.

Is JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO authorized to operate?

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

What is JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO's safety record?

JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO has a 21.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO's fleet?

JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO operates 48 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO based?

JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO is based in SILVER CITY, NM, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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