Carrier profile · USDOT 2987782 · MC-196127 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Justin Time Transportation LLC

68 power unitsavg 3.9 yrNational · 26 statesASHDOWN, AR88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-196127 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

68Power units

55 observed · MCS-150

63Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(870) 898-4514 Email dispatchtim.barton@justintimetransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 236 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

68 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

128 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.4%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 — 76 vehicle and 128 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 4.5 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

123 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 8

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 68-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 68
Inspections · 24 mo: 128
Annualized: ≈64 / 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 Driving50 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 14 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’01–’07

Great West’07–’16

Sentry Select’17–’21

Berkley’21–’24

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2024

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2024	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2021	$1M	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Apr 2017	$1M	7
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2016	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2007 → Jan 2016	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2001 → Feb 2007	$1M	4
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1998 → Feb 2001	$1M	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1997 → Nov 1998	$1M	2
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 1997	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 1996 → Jul 1997	$1M	1
ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI	Dec 1994 → Jun 1996	$1M	1
ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI SPA	Mar 1994 → Jan 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 68
Observed power (24 mo): 55
Trailers (towed): 63

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

70.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

128

TX busiest

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

Home base

ASHDOWN, AR

103 HIGHWAY 71 N

Top corridor

TX ⇄ AR

TX 29 · AR 23 · LA 15

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 (15 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2888905 USDOT 3938729 USDOT 3927167 USDOT 1107774 USDOT 684854 USDOT 4072315 USDOT 3908137 USDOT 1158231

Shares a company officer with other carriers

justin smith — 74 carriers: USDOT 241985 USDOT 285048 USDOT 306789 USDOT 545713 USDOT 860436 USDOT 1042380 USDOT 1123588 USDOT 1194138

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: 103 HIGHWAY 71 N, ASHDOWN, AR, 71822-9025
Mailing address: 103 HWY 71 N, ASHDOWN, AR, 71822
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (870) 898-4514
Fax: (844) 273-0851
Email: tim.barton@justintimetransport.com
Web domain: justintimetransport.com

Registration

Officers: Tim Barton · Justin Smith
USDOT / docket: 2987782 · MC-196127
First registered: Mar 21, 2017
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 6,170,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.15
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,170,000

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 JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC.

JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2987782) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 128 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 76 vehicle-level and 128 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 68 power units and 72 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2987782, and its motor carrier number is MC-196127.

Is JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 18.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 236 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 68 power units and 72 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

JUSTIN TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in ASHDOWN, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.

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