JAMES GANG ENTERPRISES INC

DBA JAMES GANG TRUCKING
USDOT 2379685MC-Docket MC1036400APPLE VALLEY, CA
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JAMES GANG ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 2379685) in APPLE VALLEY, CA — has findings to review before tendering. 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.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-10-11 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-09-15) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 5.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-09-15 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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.

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
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.21
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.06
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.8

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
1
Crashes
19
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
9
Total drivers
9
Years in business
13
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
5
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
33.3%Above national

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
4 times last 2025-09-15
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-12-30
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2023-10-11
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

21
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
51
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-03-07 → 2026-04-22.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-07-11 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-06-07 AZ Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
23 8 2026-03-20
Unsafe driving 392
12 0 2026-04-22
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
10 3 2026-03-20
Hours of service 395
5 0 2025-10-03
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2024-04-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness OOS
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle.
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Coupling - Turntable mounting top flange has less than six effective bolts
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured OOS
2025-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection OOS
2025-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2025-10-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step
2025-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2025-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft OOS
2025-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front weight carried exceeds tire load limit OOS
2025-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-09-09 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CMV while in violation of state medical certification regulations
2025-07-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-07-11 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
2025-02-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour
2025-02-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2025-02-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron
2025-01-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 15 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-22 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-03-20 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D2-BLTBD OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2026-03-10 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2026-02-04 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 70C-CDTMUFB
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9B-LTSO
2026-01-15 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-10-03 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H2-ELDNISDT
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-10-02 AZ · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-09-09 CA · Level 2 9 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-MCSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75G-TFWETL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209D-STPAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2025-07-11 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
2025-05-07 AZ · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG1
2025-03-27 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-02-26 CA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H1-ELDNUM
Hours of service 395 24D-ELDPT
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-01-23 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2024-04-19 NV · Level 2 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hours of service 395 22(h)(4)
Driver qualifications 391 11(b)(4) OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
2024-03-07 AZ · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSLRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF

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