Carrier profile · USDOT 1266394 · MC-495127 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

James R Bailey Hauling LLC

53 power unitsavg 3 yrMulti-region · 13 statesORANGE, VA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-495127 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

58 observed · MCS-150

50Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.0Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(540) 308-1813 Email dispatchJAMESBAILEY80@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes10 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

120 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.0%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 — 58 vehicle and 107 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

24.1% · 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 1.6 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

119 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 25

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 53-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 53
Inspections · 24 mo: 120
Annualized: ≈60 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving49 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’04–’09

Canal’10–’12

National’12–’17

Auto Owners’17–’21

Canal’21–’25

2004201020162022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2017	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2010 → Sep 2012	$750K	2
MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2004 → Aug 2009	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 53
Observed power (24 mo): 58
Trailers (towed): 50

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

63.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

119

VA busiest

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

Home base

ORANGE, VA

12314 OLD GORDONSVILLE ROAD

Top corridor

VA 33 · NC 27 · MD 25

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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3421096 USDOT 1422354 USDOT 2830781 USDOT 267160Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 125563 USDOT 38111 USDOT 2830781 USDOT 3421096 USDOT 267160 USDOT 3641869 USDOT 1422354 USDOT 3069051

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12314 OLD GORDONSVILLE ROAD, ORANGE, VA, 22960
Mailing address: PO BOX 27, ORANGE, VA, 22960
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (540) 308-1813
Email: jamesbailey80@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: James R Bailey Jr
USDOT / docket: 1266394 · MC-495127
First registered: Jul 13, 2004
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2025 · 4,223,114 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 30, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,223,114

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 R BAILEY HAULING LLC.

JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC (USDOT 1266394) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 120 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 58 vehicle-level and 107 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 53 power units and 43 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 30, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC's USDOT number?

JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC's USDOT number is 1266394, and its motor carrier number is MC-495127.

Is JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC's safety record?

JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC has a 31.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 163 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC's fleet?

JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC operates 53 power units and 43 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC based?

JAMES R BAILEY HAULING LLC is based in ORANGE, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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