Carrier profile · USDOT 4318999 · MC-1684796 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

J3 Transport LLC

5 power unitsavg 5.5 yrMulti-region · 10 statesHENDERSONVILLE, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1684796 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 813-5657 Email dispatchADMIN@J3TRANSPORTERS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average36.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 36.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 23.1 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 3

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

≈1.9 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: None
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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Geico Marine’24–’25

Progressive Hawaii’25–’25

beyond this history

202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Sep 2025 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Sep 2025 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

81.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

HENDERSONVILLE, TN

1022 HERITAGE WOODS DR

Top corridor

TN 7 · FL 3 · IN 2

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: 4 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4519627Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4519627 USDOT 3480724

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jason word — 2 carriers: USDOT 3935716

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: 1022 HERITAGE WOODS DR, HENDERSONVILLE, TN, 37075
Mailing address: 170 E MAIN ST D BOX 182, HENDERSONVILLE, TN, 37075
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 813-5657
Cell: (615) 647-5912
Email: admin@j3transporters.com
Web domain: j3transporters.com

Registration

Officer: Jason Word
USDOT / docket: 4318999 · MC-1684796
First registered: Nov 5, 2024
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

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 J3 TRANSPORT LLC.

J3 TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4318999) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 25, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J3 TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

J3 TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 4318999, and its motor carrier number is MC-1684796.

Is J3 TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, J3 TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J3 TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

J3 TRANSPORT LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is J3 TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

J3 TRANSPORT LLC operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is J3 TRANSPORT LLC based?

J3 TRANSPORT LLC is based in HENDERSONVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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