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JAMES B REESE

POCOMOKE CITY, MD

DBA: REESE TRANSPORTATION

JAMES B REESE is a mid-sized fleet, operating 29 power units and 25 drivers, based in Pocomoke City, MD. Across 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 27.8% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Jul 17, 2021
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 17.2% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 18.8% vs peer 15.4% Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — JAMES B REESE (USDOT 1717584)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 17.2% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 18.8% vs peer 15.4%

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1717584/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1717584 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JAMES B REESE JR. Machinery / Large Objects Construction Other (STONE SAND RIPRAP) Based in POCOMOKE CITY, MD

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 17.2% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 18.8% vs peer median 15.4% (worse). n=35763 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units +2 (27 → 29) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +4 (21 → 25) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1717584
In FMCSA records since Dec 14, 2007 (~18y)
Company officer JAMES B REESE JR.
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects, Construction, Other (STONE SAND RIPRAP)
Fleet size 29 units
Drivers 25
Annual mileage 881,986 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (443) 437-7231
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1976 WORCESTER HIGHWAY
POCOMOKE CITY, MD 21851
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1717584
In FMCSA records since Dec 14, 2007 (~18y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 881,986 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 18.8% vs 23.4% -4.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 17.2% vs 6.7% +10.5 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.33 vs 1.80 -0.47
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2021-09-20 (1,824 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 8 0 0
Trailers 12 0 0
Trucks 21 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 6 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 1 1 2
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 44 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 18 18 0
OOS inspections 3 2 0
OOS percentage 16.67% 11.11% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
29
Drivers
25
Inspections
44
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
18.8%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
6 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

REESE TRANSPORTATION had 18 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 27.8%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

18 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MD (8) and VA (8).

Violation profile

27.8% out-of-service rate, above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (16.7% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 11 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 27 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 21 drivers; Peterbilt, Clement-br, and Unknown are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 18.8% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 35,763 ACTIVE carriers operating 14–44 power units (±50% of this carrier's 29 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
17.2%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 35,763 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +17.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
18.8%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.4%
Median across 35,763 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +3.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 21 25
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 27 29
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (21 months)

2023-10 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
12 violations
2 OOS · 16.7%
Unsafe Driving
7 violations
Driver Fitness
5 violations
4 OOS · 80.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maryland (MD) 8 2 25.0% Jul 14, 2026
Virginia (VA) 8 2 25.0% Jul 7, 2026
Delaware (DE) 2 1 50.0% Oct 23, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 32
Clement-Br 5
Manac 2
Unknown 2
Comp 1
Cts 1
Kenworth 1
Mac 1
Mack 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 — 1.46 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 — 0.43 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 7 — 3.91 4 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (44 rows) View all 44 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88424104 Jul 14, 2026 MD 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 967F41 · 1XPXD40X7MD771107
1 392.2-SLLEWA3 No
88344311 Jul 7, 2026 VA 3 —
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 371ED22 · 1NPXX4EX9PD892753
0 — No
87073036 Feb 17, 2026 MD 2 BERLIN MD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 291ED94 · 1NPCLPEX4JD452264
5 383.23A2-LCDLN, 391.41APC, 392.2-SLLTL Yes
86920940 Jan 29, 2026 MD 3 OCEAN CITY MD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 344ED25 · 1NPTLPEX8KD625494
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLS3 No
86699906 Jan 2, 2026 MD 2 GALENA MD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 371ED04 · 1NPCX4EX2SD711855
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86128261 Oct 23, 2025 DE 2 NEWARK DE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 803F06 · 1XPFDB9X85D865632
2 391.11B5-LNCDLNVL, 392.2-SLLTR Yes
85692573 Sep 4, 2025 VA 3 NEW CHURCH VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 294ED28 · 1NPCL4EX8JD475061
0 — No
85270151 Jul 17, 2025 VA 3 NEW CHURCH VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 291ED94 · 1NPCLPEX4JD452264
0 — No
85037572 Jun 24, 2025 VA 3 NEW CHURCH VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 299ED10 · 1NPCL4EX6JD475060
0 — No
84873129 Jun 4, 2025 VA 1 NEW CHURCH VA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 967F41 · 1XPXD40X7MD771107
3 391.11B5-LNCDLNVL, 393.48A-BIBD, 391.41A-MCPC Yes
84765433 May 22, 2025 VA 1 NEW CHURCH VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 291ED94 · 1NPCLPEX4JD452264
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.207F-SLAS Yes
84509857 Apr 24, 2025 VA 3 ACCOMAC VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 257ED84 · 2NPTX4EX8GM298602
0 — No
84329040 Apr 7, 2025 MD 2 POCOMOKE CITY MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 713F38 · 1XPXD40X5KD616665
1 393.55D1-B No
84271291 Mar 31, 2025 MD 2 WICOMICO COUNTY
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 371ED03 · 1NPXX4EX7KD264571
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
84212100 Mar 24, 2025 MD 2 SNOW HILL MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 967F42 · 1XPXP4EX9MD757984
4 393.75A1-TEPBM, 393.11A1-CSLRR, 393.55E-B No
83163955 Nov 14, 2024 VA 3 ACCOMAC VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 355ED29 · 1NPCL4EX2MD745826
0 — No
82963033 Oct 22, 2024 DE 3 GREENWOOD DE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 803F06 · 1XPFDB9X85D865632
0 — No
82916445 Oct 16, 2024 MD 2 BERLIN MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 967F41 · 1XPXD40X7MD771107
3 392.2-SLLS3, 392.2-SLLEQP, 393.9A-LIL No
82618352 Sep 9, 2024 VA 3 NEW CHURCH VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 282ED37 · 1NPFXUTX25D877197
0 — No
82593930 Sep 6, 2024 DE 3 DAGSBORO DE
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
NY 89324NF · 1NKZXPTX1MJ418425
1 392.2 No
82568921 Sep 4, 2024 DE 3 GEORGETOWN DE
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
NC NE1276 · 1M2AX07C8JM039005
3 392.2 No
82420030 Aug 19, 2024 MD 2 md-virtual-md213s-@-sassafras-rvr
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 713F38 · 1XPXD40X5KD616665
2 392.2, 393.75(c) No
82322956 Jun 25, 2024 VA 3 ACCOMAC VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 282ED37 · 1NPFXUTX25D877197
0 — No
81852603 Jun 12, 2024 MD 2 md-rt-13-s/b-salisbury-scalehouse
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 291ED94 · 1NPCLPEX4JD452264
0 — No
81779952 May 31, 2024 DE 2 GEORGETOWN DE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MD 776F85 · 1XPFDU9X17D695273
2 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (6 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MD25A1319270 Dec 8, 2025 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD25S0006432 Apr 7, 2025 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD18A0537936 Dec 21, 2018 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0173515152 Dec 16, 2017 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD15A0062466 Jan 15, 2015 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD1411769426 May 15, 2014 MD 0 2 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC778234
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC778234 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Sep 20, 2021 MC778234-P Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Aug 13, 2021 MC778234-P Daily Register Reinstatement Daily Register →
Mar 21, 2012 MC778234-P Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE Q07 1740069 91X $750,000 Jul 17, 2021 On file ACTIVE
FEDERATED RESERVE INSURANCE COMPANY 6078381 BIPD/Primary — Jul 17, 2018 Sep 9, 2021 CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS TRK0219357 BIPD/Primary — Dec 28, 2017 Aug 29, 2018 CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS TRK0219357 BIPD/Primary — Dec 28, 2017 Jul 17, 2018 REPLACED
PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY BA 7197483 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2011 Jan 11, 2018 CANCELLED
PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY BA 7197483 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2011 Dec 28, 2017 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 20, 2021
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Sep 15, 2021
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Sep 15, 2021
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Sep 9, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — FEDERATED RESERVE INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Aug 29, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS
  6. Aug 8, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  7. Jul 17, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS
  8. Jan 11, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Dec 29, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  10. Dec 28, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
NEW CHURCH VA VA 7 2
WORCESTER COUNTY MD 5 2
ACCOMAC VA VA 5 0
NEW CHURCH SCALES NORTH VA 3 0
GEORGETOWN DE DE 2 0
BERLIN MD MD 2 1
DAGSBORO DE DE 1 0
GREENWOOD DE DE 1 0
NEWARK DE DE 1 1
CECIL COUNTY MD 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 11 0
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. Driver Fitness 3 3
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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