Carrier profile · USDOT 2521439 · MC-876470 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

J a Carriers LLC

DBA J A TRUCKING

15 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 17 statesSAN JUAN, TX62/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-876470 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

38Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2010–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 601-1595 Email dispatchjacarriers.logistics@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average24.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2010–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

119 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 38.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 24.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 70 vehicle and 119 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

47.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 35.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

111 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈4.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 119
Annualized: ≈60 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving41 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance40 · 9 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance26 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 10 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness18 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness15 · 15 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO	Nov 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	2
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 38

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

94.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

118

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SAN JUAN, TX

2504 SOUTH VETERANS BLVD

Top corridor

TX 68 · AR 15 · MO 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 10 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2455646 USDOT 3949945 USDOT 3285780 USDOT 1946819Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3090503 USDOT 3758769 USDOT 4416613 USDOT 1966171 USDOT 4485953 USDOT 315503 USDOT 3285780 USDOT 1204835

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2504 SOUTH VETERANS BLVD, SAN JUAN, TX, 78589
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 601-1595
Fax: (956) 928-9512
Email: jacarriers.logistics@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Juan G Alanis · Gabriela Martinez
USDOT / docket: 2521439 · MC-876470
First registered: Jul 3, 2014
Last MCS-150: Dec 23, 2025 · 4,550,375 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 18, 2018
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,550,375

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for J A CARRIERS LLC.

J A CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 2521439) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 7, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 119 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 70 vehicle-level and 119 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 18, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J A CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

J A CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 2521439, and its motor carrier number is MC-876470.

Is J A CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, J A CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J A CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

J A CARRIERS LLC has a 38.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 203 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 62/100 (tier: high_risk).