Carrier profile · USDOT 271413 · MC-178215 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

J & S Transport Inc

DBA J & S TRANSPORT & TIRE SALES

22 power unitsavg 13.8 yrMulti-region · 13 statesNORTH TAZEWELL, VA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-178215 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(276) 988-7653 Email dispatchsharonthomas32@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

66 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 66 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · 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 19.8 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

63 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 6

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 22-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: 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 ’23 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’03–’15

Berkshire Hathaway’18–’22

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jul 2018 → Jul 2022	$750K	4
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jul 2016 → Jul 2018	$750K	4
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Aug 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Aug 2015	$750K	35

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

64.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

NORTH TAZEWELL, VA

176 CAVITTS CREEK RD

Top corridor

KY ⇄ VA

KY 15 · WV 13 · VA 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1136172 USDOT 3050833 USDOT 3934365 USDOT 4126737 USDOT 263840

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john d thomas — 2 carriers: USDOT 4299091

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 176 CAVITTS CREEK RD, NORTH TAZEWELL, VA, 24630
Mailing address: PO BOX 1043, NORTH TAZEWELL, VA, 24630
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (276) 988-7653
Fax: (276) 988-9729
Email: sharonthomas32@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: John D Thomas · Sharon Mcreynolds
USDOT / docket: 271413 · MC-178215
First registered: Apr 15, 1986
Last MCS-150: Sep 10, 2024 · 1,266,759 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 24, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,266,759

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 & S TRANSPORT INC.

J & S TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 271413) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 26, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 66 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 66 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It reports 22 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 10, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 24, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J & S TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

J & S TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 271413, and its motor carrier number is MC-178215.

Is J & S TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, J & S TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J & S TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

J & S TRANSPORT INC has a 22.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 102 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 & S TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

J & S TRANSPORT INC operates 22 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is J & S TRANSPORT INC based?

J & S TRANSPORT INC is based in NORTH TAZEWELL, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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