BROAD & JAMES INC
USDOT 536694 · Doing business as BROAD & JAMES TOWING
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (42 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileEmployers Mutual Casualty Company
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 27 years ago
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 | 536694 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-358273 |
| Legal Name | BROAD & JAMES INC |
| DBA Name | BROAD & JAMES TOWING |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6142318697 |
| Address | 4301 E 5TH AVE, Columbus, OH, 43219 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19940401) |
| 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 | Employers Mutual Casualty Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2017-10-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMC Insurance | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2017-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1999-05-24 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1999-05-24 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 64 / 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-07-02 — OH — towaway
- 2023-11-21 — OH — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (2), 28 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 42 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 33 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,300,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 22-APR-25 |
BROAD & JAMES INC operates 42 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in OH.
Nearby
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- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION — USDOT 326869, 835 power units
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