JAMES WILSON COMPANY

DOT# 27102 MC# 298653 DUNS# 3501954 Chattanooga, TN Authorized For-Hire
(423) 265-2646 jwilson@jameswilsonco.net 211 E 28th Street, Chattanooga TN 37410
7 power units · all owned 6 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
140k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 5 0 0 5
Trailers 5 0 0 5

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-01-1992) · 34 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-12-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JENNIFER KAITLIN WILSON

Cargo

61.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Utility Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

12 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.43×–2.02×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (7 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 9% above typical. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.33× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Jun 15, 2026 (140 days through Nov 2, 2026) while the authority required one. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
1 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
20
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.071 0.039
Inspections 1.29 1.41
Violations 1.43 1.44
Critical violations 0.07 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

20 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    15 · 2 OOS
    Lights 5 · Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 3 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    6
    2025
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through Nov 2, 2026.
Last filing: A I TRANSPORT, ended Jun 15, 2026 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. → A I TRANSPORT (Jun 2025); PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. → GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. (Jun 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jun 15, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Jun 15, 2026 (140 days through Nov 2, 2026) while the authority required one

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 27, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Georgia 4
  • Tennessee (HQ) 4
  • Alabama 3
  • South Carolina 1