JAMES BABCOCK

DBA BABCOCK TRUCKING
USDOT 435538MC-Docket MC200743BOULDER, WY
Safe to tenderHazmat-authorized6 power units

JAMES BABCOCK (USDOT 435538) in BOULDER, WY — meets the federal safety baseline. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2003-10-21 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2003-10-22

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.36
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.15
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.71

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
9
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
Yes
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
6
Total drivers
8
Years in business
35
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
0%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
1 (not recurring)
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-02-26
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2003-10-21 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

12
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
33
Violations
1
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-09-19 → 2026-05-22.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
11 1 2024-09-24
Unsafe driving 392
4 0 2025-09-08
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 0 2025-09-08
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2024-09-24
Hours of service 395
1 0 2025-05-31

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - CMV snow chains required
2025-09-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-05-31 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2025-05-31 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f
2024-09-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2024-06-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-06-08 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 6 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-09-08 MI · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-08-02 IL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWPB
2025-05-31 NE · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUP
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
2024-09-24 WI · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-06-08 ND · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2024-02-27 MI · Level 1 11 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)

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