Carrier profile · USDOT 1165377 · MC-704170 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

J&j Cattle Company

25 power unitsavg 9.4 yrRegional · 7 statesMARENGO, IA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-704170 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 741-6446 Email dispatchrnielsenjjcattle@gmail.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Review before loading

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.80 Texting while drivingUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’10 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Penn Millers’09–’14

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PENN MILLERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2014

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jan 2010 → May 2010	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jan 2010 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
PENN MILLERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Aug 2014	$750K	3

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

57.7%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

MARENGO, IA

2253 HWY 6 TRAIL

Top corridor

IA 11 · NE 7 · IL 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

terry b jones — 2 carriers: USDOT 1198784

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2253 HWY 6 TRAIL, MARENGO, IA, 52301
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 741-6446
Fax: (866) 591-6325
Email: rnielsenjjcattle@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Terry B Jones · Eric Jones
USDOT / docket: 1165377 · MC-704170
First registered: Sep 4, 2003
Last MCS-150: Sep 22, 2025 · 1,057,868 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 4.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,057,868

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate J&J CATTLE COMPANY. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for J&J CATTLE COMPANY.

J&J CATTLE COMPANY (USDOT 1165377) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PENN MILLERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 30, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 22, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is J&J CATTLE COMPANY's USDOT number?

J&J CATTLE COMPANY's USDOT number is 1165377, and its motor carrier number is MC-704170.

Is J&J CATTLE COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, J&J CATTLE COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J&J CATTLE COMPANY's safety record?

J&J CATTLE COMPANY has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is J&J CATTLE COMPANY's fleet?

J&J CATTLE COMPANY operates 25 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is J&J CATTLE COMPANY based?

J&J CATTLE COMPANY is based in MARENGO, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

Similar carriers in Iowa

Comparable carriers operating in Iowa

Mit US Inc Clear · 100Clinton, IA · 25 power units

STS Express Inc Clear · 100Clinton, IA · 25 power units

C J Moyna & Sons LLC Clear · 100Elkader, IA · 26 power units

Lynch Family Companies Inc Clear · 100Waucoma, IA · 23 power units

Rief Brothers LLC Clear · 100Crescent, IA · 23 power units

Apple Freight Inc Clear · 100Mount Pleasant, IA · 23 power units

Waterloo Warehousing and Service Company Inc Clear · 100Waterloo, IA · 23 power units

Streb Ready Mix LLC Clear · 100Iowa City, IA · 27 power units

More in Iowa →Veteran carriers in Iowa →Largest fleets in Iowa →

More Iowa carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

BBJ Transportation CompanyDubuque · 3 power units Jackie KempClinton · 1 power unit Scottland LLCWaukon · 1 power unit Fredrick ProbascoMoulton · 1 power unit Mike HeislerReviewDavenport · 2 power units Joiner Construction Company IncPlano · 13 power units