Carrier profile · USDOT 134763 · MC-141942 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J M F COMPANY INCORPORATED

DBA JACK A BUELL

253 power unitsavg 14.4 yrRegional · 3 statesST MARIES, ID74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-141942 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

253Power units

44 observed · MCS-150

41Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(208) 245-3274 Email dispatchjackbuelltrucking@smgazette.com

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average59.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record8 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo59.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo59.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

253 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

79 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 59.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 59 vehicle and 79 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

63.2% · 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 17.1 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

78 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 12

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 253-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 253
Inspections · 24 mo: 79
Annualized: ≈40 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance89 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance79 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance74 · 23 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance42 · 24 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 20 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving17 · 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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Safeco America’96–’00

American States’00–’05

American Forest’05–’09

New Hampshire’09–’17

At Lloyds’22–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON · since Sep 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Sep 2022 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Sep 2017	$750K	3
AMERICAN FOREST CASUALTY COMPANY RRG	Sep 2005 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2000 → Sep 2005	$750K	1
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Sep 1996 → Sep 2000	$750K	1
COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1994 → Nov 1996	$750K	1
INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY CO.	Sep 1992 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 253
Observed power (24 mo): 44
Trailers (towed): 41

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

24.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ID busiest

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

Home base

ST MARIES, ID

318 HIGHLAND AVE

Top corridor

ID 66 · MT 8 · WA 5

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@smgazette.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 519302 USDOT 548477 USDOT 701543 USDOT 901761 USDOT 1236610 USDOT 1286065 USDOT 1475917 USDOT 2373293

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jack buell — 2 carriers: USDOT 985301

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

253

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 318 HIGHLAND AVE, ST MARIES, ID, 83861
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (208) 245-3274
Fax: (208) 245-5468
Email: jackbuelltrucking@smgazette.com
Web domain: smgazette.com

Registration

Officers: Jack Buell · Eleanor L Buell
USDOT / docket: 134763 · MC-141942
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 18, 2025 · 5,104,997 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 28, 2014
D-U-N-S: 83351841

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

253

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,104,997

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 M F COMPANY INCORPORATED.

J M F COMPANY INCORPORATED (USDOT 134763) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 59.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 79 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 59 vehicle-level and 79 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 253 power units and 67 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 28, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J M F COMPANY INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

J M F COMPANY INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 134763, and its motor carrier number is MC-141942.

Is J M F COMPANY INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, J M F COMPANY INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J M F COMPANY INCORPORATED's safety record?

J M F COMPANY INCORPORATED has a 59.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 124 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).