JAMES G GOBERT INC
USDOT 319385 · Doing business as LAKE CITY TRUCKING
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (42 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileTHE HARTFORD
- Out-of-service rate40.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 319385 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-211234 |
| Legal Name | JAMES G GOBERT INC |
| DBA Name | LAKE CITY TRUCKING |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3374946900 |
| Address | 5700 BJ CEMENT ROAD, Lake Charles, LA, 70615 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20100908) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | THE HARTFORD |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HARTFORD | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 1988-10-20 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active DISMISSED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 87 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 91 / 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 | 62 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 40.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2026-03-04 — LA — towaway
- 2025-11-03 — LA — towaway
- 2025-06-06 — LA — towaway
- 2025-04-13 — TX — towaway
- 2024-04-24 — LA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (29), 20 (25), 15 (20).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration 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) | 42 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 33 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 219,312 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-FEB-26 |
JAMES G GOBERT INC operates 42 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in LA.
Nearby
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