Carrier profile · USDOT 449018 · MC-209217 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

James E Owen Trucking Inc

DBA J E OWEN TRUCKING

59 power unitsavg 9.6 yrNational · 20 statesFOREST, VA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-209217 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

59Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

36Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2007–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(434) 525-2175 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 79 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

59 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2007–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 27, 2025.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 21.1%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 — 19 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 26.0 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

41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 59-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 59
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’96–’06

Sentry Select’06–’15

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2022 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Nov 2016	$750K	4
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2015	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 1996 → Oct 2006	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 1991 → May 1992	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 59
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 36

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

49.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

VA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Virginia: 12 inspections
North Carolina: 4 inspections
South Carolina: 4 inspections
Maryland: 3 inspections
New York: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
North Dakota: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections

Home base

FOREST, VA

1091 BLACKWATER ROAD

Most inspections: VA

12 inspections

VA 12 · NC 4 · SC 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 15, 2026

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 4703Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1363368 USDOT 4703

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james e owen — 2 carriers: USDOT 440727

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 15, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1091 BLACKWATER ROAD, FOREST, VA, 24551
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (434) 525-2175
Fax: (434) 525-2563
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: jeowentrucking.com

Registration

Officers: James C Owen · James E Owen
USDOT / docket: 449018 · MC-209217
First registered: Jun 13, 1991
Last MCS-150: Aug 22, 2025 · 3,409,013 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 22, 2015
D-U-N-S: 792843310

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,409,013

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 15, 2026

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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21%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 19 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

39violation records

5OOS-tagged records

4 of 19inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Brakes

90%0 / 9

Other vehicle maintenance

850%4 / 8

Hours of service

50%0 / 5

Lights

425%1 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

25%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 4

50%Apr 25 to Oct 252 / 4

13%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 8

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 3

Top 3 codes (11 of 39 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
395.24 ELD — record edits / data4
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.209D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC.

JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 449018) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 15, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It reports 59 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 22, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 22, 2015 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 15, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 449018, and its motor carrier number is MC-209217.

Is JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 15, 2026. JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC has a 21.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 79 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).