Carrier profile · USDOT 254145 · MC-180511 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

J R C Transportation Inc

269 power unitsavg 7.5 yrNational · 36 statesTHOMASTON, CT81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-180511 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

269Power units

252 observed · MCS-150

257Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(860) 283-0207 Email dispatchryanp@jrctransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record8 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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

26 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

26 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

269 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

490 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 269 vehicle and 490 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 11.9 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

462 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 33

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 269-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 269
Inspections · 24 mo: 490
Annualized: ≈245 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving254 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance99 · 27 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance81 · 27 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance71 · 62 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance34 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance28 · 20 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’19 · 6 insurers · 5 lapsesCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’07–’12

Illinois National’12–’17

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2019

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2017 → Feb 2019	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2012 → Feb 2017	$750K	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2007 → Feb 2012	$750K	7
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	1
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2005 → May 2005	$750K	5
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2004 → May 2004	$750K	6
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Feb 2003	$750K	3
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2002 → Feb 2002	$750K	5
ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1999 → Jan 1999	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 269
Observed power (24 mo): 252
Trailers (towed): 257

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

68.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

490

NY busiest

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

Home base

THOMASTON, CT

47 MAPLE AVENUE

Top corridor

NY ⇄ CT

NY 99 · CT 49 · ME 44

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: 12 trucks also ran under 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4100799 USDOT 388467 USDOT 3186157 USDOT 3268702 USDOT 4509717 USDOT 3725707 USDOT 4131672 USDOT 710381Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2936997 USDOT 3847284 USDOT 4332019 USDOT 4552643 USDOT 3818531 USDOT 3938082 USDOT 4030023 USDOT 2024283

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@jrctransportation.com — 9 carriers: USDOT 994802 USDOT 1207568 USDOT 1299165 USDOT 1370366 USDOT 2261567 USDOT 2909149 USDOT 3476593 USDOT 4254196

Shares a company officer with other carriers

raymond cappella — 4 carriers: USDOT 1221882 USDOT 1244940 USDOT 3476593

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

269

Observed (24 mo)

252

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 47 MAPLE AVENUE, THOMASTON, CT, 06787
Mailing address: PO BOX 366, THOMASTON, CT, 06787
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (860) 283-0207
Fax: (860) 283-5842
Email: ryanp@jrctransportation.com
Web domain: jrctransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Raymond Cappella
USDOT / docket: 254145 · MC-180511
First registered: Jan 7, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2025 · 34,795,688 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 20, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

269

Power units

269

Drivers

269

CDL drivers

34,795,688

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 R C TRANSPORTATION INC.

J R C TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 254145) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 490 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 269 vehicle-level and 490 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 26 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 269 power units and 269 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 20, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J R C TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

J R C TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 254145, and its motor carrier number is MC-180511.

Is J R C TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, J R C TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J R C TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

J R C TRANSPORTATION INC has a 26.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 871 roadside inspections, with 26 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is J R C TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

J R C TRANSPORTATION INC operates 269 power units and 269 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is J R C TRANSPORTATION INC based?

J R C TRANSPORTATION INC is based in THOMASTON, CT, with roadside inspections recorded across 36 states.

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