James River Equipment — compliance record
The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
James River Equipment Inc
DBA
James River Equipment
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
11047 Lead Better Road, Ashland, VA 23005
Phone
(804) 798-6001
Power units
136
Drivers
136
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
3.8%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 52 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 52 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
john.dean@jamesriverequipment.com — company domain
Domain age
jamesriverequipment.com registered 1999-03-16 (27 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Barracuda)
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: VA 02/2026 · NC 06/2023 · NC 02/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 22, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 14, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 8, 2026 | NC | Level I — Full |
| May 1, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 30, 2026 | SC | Level I — Full |
| Mar 13, 2026 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Feb 19, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 12, 2026 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 12, 2026 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Dec 29, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 16, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 9, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 15, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 4, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 3, 2025 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 17, 2025 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 11, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 26, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 19, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 28, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 23, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Oct 22, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Sep 3, 2024 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 29, 2024 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Aug 8, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 1, 2024 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Jul 29, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 26, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 24, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 12, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 11, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 8, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 20, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 21, 2024 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 9, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 8, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 21, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 13, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 1, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 23, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Dec 27, 2023 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Dec 15, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 28, 2023 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 2, 2023 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 18, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 8, 2023 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 28, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 25, 2023 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Aug 2, 2023 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 20, 2023 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Jul 12, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 52 of 52 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFour re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.
Vetting toolkit
Verify it yourself
FMCSA SAFER snapshot ↗
The official company snapshot, straight from FMCSA.
FMCSA SMS safety profile ↗
Safety Measurement System — BASIC scores and crash history.
L&I authority record ↗
Licensing & Insurance: authority, insurance, and BOC-3 on file.
Search court records ↗
Quick sweep for litigation and judgments.