Carrier profile · USDOT 1503355 · MC-564363 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

J & K Express Inc

DBA J & K EXPRESS

25 power unitsavg 7.9 yrMulti-region · 15 statesMISSION, TX82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-564363 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

2012–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 584-3130 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 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

7.9 yr

Model years 2012–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

61 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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62 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 24, 2026.

Safety

77 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 54 vehicle and 77 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 19.5 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

74 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 8

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 25-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 77
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance28 · 12 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 ’25 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’06–’08

New York’14–’16

United Wisconsin’18–’22

Berkley’22–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2025	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2022	$750K	8
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	5
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	May 2017 → May 2017	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	May 2014 → May 2016	$750K	4
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2014	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2013	$750K	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	3
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	May 2009 → May 2010	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2009	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2006 → May 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

92.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 39 inspections
Tennessee: 7 inspections
Arkansas: 6 inspections
Oklahoma: 4 inspections
Illinois: 4 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
New Jersey: 3 inspections
Alabama: 3 inspections
Louisiana: 2 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections

Home base

MISSION, TX

5046 N CONWAY AVE

Most inspections: TX

39 inspections

TX 39 · TN 7 · AR 6

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3735690 USDOT 3779613 USDOT 1960185 USDOT 2191945 USDOT 2631205 USDOT 4051566 USDOT 3579439 USDOT 3161997

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jesus molina — 11 carriers: USDOT 825098 USDOT 1243311 USDOT 1794926 USDOT 1948803 USDOT 2399456 USDOT 2474382 USDOT 2937512 USDOT 3148837

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5046 N CONWAY AVE, MISSION, TX, 78573
Mailing address: P O BOX 1673, PHARR, TX, 78577
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 584-3130
Fax: (956) 584-3132
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Jesus Molina
USDOT / docket: 1503355 · MC-564363
First registered: May 18, 2006
Last MCS-150: May 30, 2025 · 1,641,212 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 6, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,641,212

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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22%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 54 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

151violation records

21OOS-tagged records

12 of 54inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Hours of service

4518%8 / 45

Other vehicle maintenance

3523%8 / 35

Brakes

2615%4 / 26

Lights

244%1 / 24

Unsafe driving

210%0 / 21

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

29%Nov 24 to May 254 / 14

14%May 25 to Nov 252 / 14

29%Nov 25 to May 264 / 14

17%May 26 to Nov 262 / 12

Top 3 codes (24 of 151 records)

395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing9
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer8
393.60C Windshield / glazing7

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393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)6
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing5
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)4
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
393.9T Inoperative required lamps3
395.24 ELD — record edits / data3
395.8A-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11LR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.13D2 Retroreflective sheeting1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47B Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A2 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H3-ELDMF ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24D ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.34A1-ELDDFN ELD — malfunction procedures1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8K2 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for J & K EXPRESS INC.

J & K EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1503355) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 77 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 54 vehicle-level and 77 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 30, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 6, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J & K EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

J & K EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1503355, and its motor carrier number is MC-564363.

Is J & K EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. J & K EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J & K EXPRESS INC's safety record?

J & K EXPRESS INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 124 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).