Carrier profile · USDOT 594213 · MC-286317 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Big Jim Trucking Inc

DBA GRAND VALLEY EXPRESS

9 power unitsavg 9.5 yrRegional · 5 statesNUNICA, MI68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-286317 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2009–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(616) 837-5105 Email dispatchgvep@groeninks.com

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 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

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2009–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 11 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 5.6 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Citizens America’99–’02

Clarendon National’02–’05

Michigan Millers’05–’10

Acuity A’12–’20

Auto Owners’20–’25

1995200320112019now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2025	$1M	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Oct 2020	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2012	$1M	1
MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	May 2005 → Jan 2010	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jan 2002 → May 2005	$1M	2
CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 1999 → Jan 2002	$1M	1
MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Jan 1995 → Jan 1995	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

NUNICA, MI

11260 MICHIGAN AVE

Top corridor

MI 7 · OH 1 · WI 1

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: 4 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4454211Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@groeninks.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 434331

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11260 MICHIGAN AVE, NUNICA, MI, 49448
Mailing address: P O BOX 7, NUNICA, MI, 49448
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (616) 837-5105
Fax: (616) 837-6900
Email: gvep@groeninks.com
Web domain: groeninks.com

Registration

Officers: John H. Groenink · Cornelius J. Groenink
USDOT / docket: 594213 · MC-286317
First registered: Mar 20, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2025 · 407,237 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

407,237

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 BIG JIM TRUCKING INC.

BIG JIM TRUCKING INC (USDOT 594213) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BIG JIM TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BIG JIM TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 594213, and its motor carrier number is MC-286317.

Is BIG JIM TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, BIG JIM TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BIG JIM TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BIG JIM TRUCKING INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is BIG JIM TRUCKING INC's fleet?

BIG JIM TRUCKING INC operates 9 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BIG JIM TRUCKING INC based?

BIG JIM TRUCKING INC is based in NUNICA, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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