JAMES K LAIRD JR
Darlington, MD · MC identifier not reported
JAMES K LAIRD JR (USDOT 84753) runs a private fleet of 7 power units out of Darlington, Maryland. 100% of its 6 tractors are leased. It reported 248,787 miles for 2022, about 35,541 per power unit.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 84753 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | JAMES K LAIRD JR |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | Not reported |
| Reported physical address | 3505 DUBLIN RD, DARLINGTON, MD, 21034-1434, US |
| Reported business phone | (410) 457-4829 |
| Reported power units | 7 |
| Reported drivers | 6 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | May 06, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Ella Mae Laird, Patricia Laird |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Individual |
| Latest FMCSA review | Safety review · Dec 08, 1987 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Mar 14, 1988 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
JAMES K LAIRD JR reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
2 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 2 states. Inspected in 2 of 25 months; busiest May 2025 with 1.
| Inspections | 2 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 2) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 50.0% (1 of 2) |
| Violations | 1 across 1 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 0 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39617CPIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
JAMES K LAIRD JR reports PRIVATE PROPERTY in the census and lists 2 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- May 06, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
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No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
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General freightLogs, poles, beams and lumber
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