JAMES HAM TRUCKING

DOT# 4048672 Ayden, NC Authorized For-Hire
(252) 253-2161 jameshamtrucking@yahoo.com 1099 E Hanrahan Rd, Ayden NC 28513
1 tractors · all owned 2 drivers 100k mi/yr · ~100k per unit
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
3 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
2 · 1
Annual miles
100k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles), Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
Registered
03-22-2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-31-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JAMES RAY HAM

Cargo

14.5
minimal risk
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber

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 (pu1) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Intrastate operation

Runs within North Carolina only. Intrastate fleets in North Carolina are inspected about 1 a year for every 2 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. Its roadside record counts the same way as an interstate fleet's.

Not enough record to grade yet.

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

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 1 truck with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 2.0× as often as the median active fleet of 1 truck.

80% likely range 0.21×–3.00×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 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 (1 power unit).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 5.26× and out-of-service orders 2.66× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.45×. Together they move its crash estimate +13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Nov 2024).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and tires
    Lights are 17 of 40 violations (42%). Light or tire defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
36% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
87.5%
7 of 8
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
7.1%
1 of 14
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
40
11 out-of-service

Intrastate fleets of 1 truck in North Carolina are rarely inspected: under 1 inspection would be typical in 24 months for a fleet this size; 78% of them had none.

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 3 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 1,765 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.017
Inspections 9.00 0.46
Violations 20.00 0.62
Critical violations 6.00 0.08

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, minimal-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

40 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    39 · 10 OOS
    Lights 17 · Tires 10 · Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 6 more
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service 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
  • Oct
    21
    2024
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • North Carolina (HQ) 14