Carrier profile · USDOT 251662 · MC-176273 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Fred's J & B Service Corp

DBA J&B AUTO TRANSPORT

2 power unitsavg 11.2 yrLocal · 1 statesLAKEWOOD, NJ50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-176273 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

2008–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(908) 963-0950 Email dispatchjoe@jbautotrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 6 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 2008–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 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$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 ’26 · 16 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’02–’06

Sentry Select’17–’20

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. · since Mar 2026

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Dec 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2024	$1M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2020	$1M	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → Dec 2017	$1M	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2015 → May 2017	$1M	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2014 → May 2015	$1M	5
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 2012 → May 2014	$1M	2
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	May 2011 → May 2012	$1M	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$1M	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → May 2010	$1M	3
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2008	$1M	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Oct 2002 → Oct 2006	$1M	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Mar 2001 → Oct 2001	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2000 → Mar 2001	$1M	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Jun 2000	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1997 → Mar 1999	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

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

Home base

LAKEWOOD, NJ

1970 SWARTHMORE ROAD

Top corridor

NJ 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joseph provost — 2 carriers: USDOT 1624985

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1970 SWARTHMORE ROAD, LAKEWOOD, NJ, 08701
Mailing address: 1358 HOOPER AVE #155, TOMS RIVER, NJ, 08753
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (908) 963-0950
Fax: (877) 462-1325
Email: joe@jbautotrans.com
Web domain: jbautotrans.com

Registration

Officers: Joseph Provost · Nicholas J Provost
USDOT / docket: 251662 · MC-176273
First registered: Oct 22, 1984
Last MCS-150: Apr 12, 2026 · 137,539 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 8, 1987
D-U-N-S: 81354781

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

137,539

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 FRED'S J & B SERVICE CORP.

FRED'S J & B SERVICE CORP (USDOT 251662) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. effective Mar 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 8, 1987 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRED'S J & B SERVICE CORP's USDOT number?

FRED'S J & B SERVICE CORP's USDOT number is 251662, and its motor carrier number is MC-176273.

Is FRED'S J & B SERVICE CORP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, FRED'S J & B SERVICE CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRED'S J & B SERVICE CORP's safety record?

FRED'S J & B SERVICE CORP has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.