Carrier profile · USDOT 4278995 · MC-1715303 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

J-heart Enterprise LLC

2 power unitsavg 10.7 yrRegional · 6 statesNATCHITOCHES, LA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1715303 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 652-6290 Email dispatchjtownsend6121@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

10.7 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 10.8 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈4.5 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.5 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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 ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Paloverde’25–’25

Southwind Risk’25–now

20252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC · since Feb 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Jul 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Jul 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): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

NATCHITOCHES, LA

154 MARYLAND RD

Top corridor

LA 11 · AR 2 · CO 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: 5 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1385042 USDOT 3619075 USDOT 269887Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 264631 USDOT 269887 USDOT 4118549 USDOT 3671014 USDOT 812466 USDOT 3217701 USDOT 1385042 USDOT 3815425

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joseph carl townsend — 3 carriers: USDOT 3971140 USDOT 4132890

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 154 MARYLAND RD, NATCHITOCHES, LA, 71457-4967
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (318) 652-6290
Email: jtownsend6121@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Joseph Carl Townsend
USDOT / docket: 4278995 · MC-1715303
First registered: Aug 8, 2024
Last MCS-150: Mar 14, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
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 J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC.

J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC (USDOT 4278995) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC effective Feb 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC's USDOT number?

J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC's USDOT number is 4278995, and its motor carrier number is MC-1715303.

Is J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC's safety record?

J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC's fleet?

J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC operates 2 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC based?

J-HEART ENTERPRISE LLC is based in NATCHITOCHES, LA, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(318) 652-6290 Email dispatchjtownsend6121@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 4278995
MC / Docket: MC-1715303
Officer: JOSEPH CARL TOWNSEND
Address: 154 MARYLAND RD
NATCHITOCHES, LA, 71457-4967

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 2 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC · since Feb 2026

Vehicle OOS 33.3%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(318) 652-6290 Email dispatchjtownsend6121@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 4278995
MC / Docket: MC-1715303
Officer: JOSEPH CARL TOWNSEND
Address: 154 MARYLAND RD
NATCHITOCHES, LA, 71457-4967

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 2 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC · since Feb 2026

Vehicle OOS 33.3%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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