THURMAN A JAMES

DBA: TAR RIVER TRANSPORT

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
Policy effective · Mar 22, 2014
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — THURMAN A JAMES (USDOT 2008715)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2008715/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2008715 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: THURMAN JAMES Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Other (BOATS) Based in GREENVILLE, NC

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=276430 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: Clear to review.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2008715
In FMCSA records since Mar 21, 2010 (~16y)
MC / docket MC708324
Company officer THURMAN JAMES
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Other (BOATS)
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 90,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
428 VAIL DR
GREENVILLE, NC 27834
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2008715
In FMCSA records since Mar 21, 2010 (~16y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 90,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.57 vs 1.80 -1.23
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trailers 3 0 0
Trucks 2 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

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

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 7 7 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
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
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
13
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
1
Authorities
1
1 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

TAR RIVER TRANSPORT had 7 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 3.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

7 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in FL (2) and NC (2).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations); top code 393.75(a)(1) (Tire-ply or belt material exposed) cited 1 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Dodge, Ace, and Ace traile are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 276,430 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,430 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,430 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2024-02 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Florida (FL) 2 0 0.0% Apr 18, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 2 0 0.0% Aug 25, 2026
New Jersey (NJ) 1 0 0.0% Jan 25, 2025
Rhode Island (RI) 1 0 0.0% Jan 28, 2026
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Jul 1, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Dodge 6
Ace 5
Ram 5
Ace Traile 3
Ace Travel 1
Load 1
Unknown 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 2 1.45 1 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 3.33 3 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (13 rows) View all 13 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88792751 Aug 25, 2026 NC 1 WILSON NC
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87617751 Apr 18, 2026 FL 3 YULEE FL
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Dodge
1 2-SLLTCD No
86942066 Jan 28, 2026 RI 3 EXETER RI
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
2 395.30B2-ELDDFC24, 392.2-SLLUCR No
86537426 Dec 9, 2025 FL 3 YULEE FL
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
86311705 Nov 10, 2025 NC 1 I-95 SB
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85106428 Jul 1, 2025 VA 1 CHESAPEAKE VA
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
2 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD No
83705206 Jan 25, 2025 NJ 1 CARNEYS POINT SCALE
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81848599 Jun 6, 2024 FL 3 HOBE SOUND FL
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
81583254 May 6, 2024 FL 1 YULEE FL
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
80802000 Feb 7, 2024 NC 1 US 17 PVA DUCK THRU
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
80801462 Feb 7, 2024 NC 1 US 17 PVA DUCK THRU
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
79481765 Aug 22, 2023 NC 3 nc-alamance-county,-i-40/85,-s
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
78672668 May 16, 2023 DE 1 US 301 SCALEHOUSE
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Dodge
1 393.75(a)(1) Yes
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
SC0024278123 Oct 28, 2024 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 9, 2010 MC708324-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1444318 91X $1,000,000 Mar 22, 2014 On file ACTIVE
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON 2003HCL1402288 CARGO Mar 22, 2010 Mar 22, 2011 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA05597300 BIPD/Primary Mar 22, 2010 Mar 22, 2014 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 22, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  2. Mar 22, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
  3. Mar 21, 2011
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Apr 9, 2010
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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