JAMES R POSHARD & SON INC
USDOT 164134
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (32 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 164134 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-142848 |
| Legal Name | JAMES R POSHARD & SON INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8128385061 |
| Address | 560 W HIGHWAY 62, Mount Vernon, IN, 47620 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20091102) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 95 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 50 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-01-20 — KY — towaway
- 2025-12-04 — IN — towaway
- 2025-11-25 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-29 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-12-27 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (31), 16 (7), 15 (5).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 32 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 32 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,768,774 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-APR-25 |
JAMES R POSHARD & SON INC operates 32 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
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