Carrier profile · USDOT 824460 · MC-364967 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

A & J TRANSPORTATION INC

68 power unitsavg 7.8 yrMulti-region · 9 statesADA, OK81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-364967 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

68Power units

51 observed · MCS-150

50Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(580) 310-1009 Email dispatchwes@a-jtransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

68 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

86 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 66 vehicle and 86 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.0 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

85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 10

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 68-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 68
Inspections · 24 mo: 86
Annualized: ≈43 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving54 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance50 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 17 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 9 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 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: Active
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 ’19 · 15 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’19–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2024

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2019 → Aug 2019	$1M	2
HALLMARK NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2018	$1M	3
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$1M	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Aug 2016	$1M	5
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$1M	1
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Aug 2012 → Sep 2013	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2011	$1M	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Aug 2009	$1M	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Aug 2007 → Oct 2007	$1M	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Aug 2007	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Sep 2007	$1M	2
CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2005 → Aug 2005	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$1M	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2005	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2001	$1M	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Aug 2001	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 68
Observed power (24 mo): 51
Trailers (towed): 50

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

33.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

ADA, OK

623 NORTH MAIN STREET

Top corridor

TX ⇄ OK

TX 53 · OK 12 · NM 8

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: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2413373 USDOT 2323081Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3706 USDOT 3667375 USDOT 2413373 USDOT 184668 USDOT 1460996 USDOT 600382 USDOT 345957 USDOT 2291848

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 623 NORTH MAIN STREET, ADA, OK, 74820-9565
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (580) 310-1009
Fax: (580) 310-9054
Email: wes@a-jtransportation.com
Web domain: a-jtransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Lena Winton · James Sanford
USDOT / docket: 824460 · MC-364967
First registered: Aug 23, 1999
Last MCS-150: Apr 27, 2026 · 5,998,564 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 7, 2024
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,998,564

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 A & J TRANSPORTATION INC.

A & J TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 824460) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 86 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 66 vehicle-level and 86 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 68 power units and 68 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 7, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is A & J TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

A & J TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 824460, and its motor carrier number is MC-364967.

Is A & J TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, A & J TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is A & J TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

A & J TRANSPORTATION INC has a 28.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 156 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).