JAMES GRADY BURNS

DBA: J K B TRUCKING

DOT# 950502 Shannon, NC Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(910) 676-2645 jkbtrucking69@gmail.com 69 Junkyard Ln, Shannon NC 28386-6215
6 tractors · all owned 6 drivers 850k mi/yr · ~142k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
25 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
850k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 2 0 0 2

Registration

Registered
04-27-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-09-2024 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JAMES GRADY BURNS

Cargo

64.8
medium risk
Livestock General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Other: POULTRY Grain/Feed/Hay
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock, 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

14 inspections and 2 crashes 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 0.51×–1.95×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.4

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 (6 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.42× and violations 0.75× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
79% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.6%
2 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
5
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.167 0.039
Inspections 1.83 1.41
Violations 0.42 1.44
Critical violations 0.08 0.26

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

What they get cited for

5 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Lights 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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
2 crashes
  • Mar
    13
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    28
    2025
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.

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) 12
  • South Carolina 1
  • Virginia 1