J T RUSSELL & SONS INC
127 power units
40 drivers
mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 91.9 / 100
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Moderate confidence
36 yrs history · 130 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 127 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 40 · 40
- Annual miles
- 1.1M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Tractors | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Trailers | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Registered
- Sep 21, 1990 (36 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 16, 2025 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 24405862
- Officers
- OSCAR VANN GARDNER · RAYMOND RUSSELL
- Phone
- (704) 982-2225
- jtr@jtrussellandsons.com
- Address
- 221 Snuggs Street, Albemarle NC 28001-8503
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Machinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesBuilding MaterialsOther: UNSPECIFIEDDry BulkConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
130
98% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 39 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 130 driver inspections
Violations
2
0 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
2 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceCargo securement 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul222025Jul 22, 2025 · North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan32025Jan 3, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Companyon record since Dec 3, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2020
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION → The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company (Dec 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates
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Inspections by state
- North Carolina (HQ) 130
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 1 | 0.14 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | 0.03 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
130 driver inspections · 39 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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