Carrier profile · USDOT 759215 · MC-342389 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

David Jessup

DBA TAWJO TRANSPORTATION

8 power unitsavg 12.4 yrRegional · 4 statesPORT HUENEME, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-342389 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

2001–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(805) 312-4281 Email dispatchtawjo@aol.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 average24.3% vs the 22.26% 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.3%

▲ 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-mo24.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 2001–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 7

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

≈2.6 / 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: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 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 Driving70 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 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 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Carolina’06–’24

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Sep 2024	$750K	16
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	2
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2005	$750K	3
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2003	$750K	4
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1999 → May 2000	$750K	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Feb 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

86.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

PORT HUENEME, CA

2530 SEASHORE CT

Top corridor

CA 38 · NV 1 · UT 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1614362 USDOT 3453474

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: 2530 SEASHORE CT, PORT HUENEME, CA, 93041
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (805) 312-4281
Email: tawjo@aol.com

Registration

Officer: David B Jessup
USDOT / docket: 759215 · MC-342389
First registered: Jul 13, 1998
Last MCS-150: Mar 25, 2026 · 675,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 31, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

675,000

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 DAVID JESSUP.

DAVID JESSUP (USDOT 759215) 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 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 SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 31, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVID JESSUP's USDOT number?

DAVID JESSUP's USDOT number is 759215, and its motor carrier number is MC-342389.

Is DAVID JESSUP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DAVID JESSUP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAVID JESSUP's safety record?

DAVID JESSUP has a 24.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 56 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 DAVID JESSUP's fleet?

DAVID JESSUP operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DAVID JESSUP based?

DAVID JESSUP is based in PORT HUENEME, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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