Carrier profile · USDOT 221478 · MC-163457 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Jowin Express Inc

96 power unitsavg 8.1 yrMulti-region · 14 statesCOLUMBIA, MS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-163457 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

96Power units

95 observed · MCS-150

95Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(601) 736-0938 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 334 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

96 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

29 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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19 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 26, 2026.

Safety

231 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 12.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 87 vehicle and 231 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · 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 2.5 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

223 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 17

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 96-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 96
Inspections · 24 mo: 231
Annualized: ≈116 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Axa Global’94–’99

Zurich American’00–’03

Cherokee’03–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2025	$750K	10
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jun 2003	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1999 → Jun 2000	$750K	1
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1994 → Jun 1999	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 96
Observed power (24 mo): 95
Trailers (towed): 95

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

85.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

231

LA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Louisiana: 93 inspections
Mississippi: 52 inspections
Texas: 25 inspections
Alabama: 17 inspections
Tennessee: 12 inspections
Arkansas: 10 inspections
Georgia: 9 inspections
Oklahoma: 4 inspections
South Carolina: 3 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections

Home base

COLUMBIA, MS

1498 HIGHWAY 13 N

Most inspections: LA

93 inspections

LA 93 · MS 52 · TX 25

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck 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 593363Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1059380 USDOT 3277736 USDOT 494832 USDOT 266764 USDOT 593363 USDOT 4317421 USDOT 92693 USDOT 4361817

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@jowinexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2935064

Shares a company officer with other carriers

edwin johnson — 13 carriers: USDOT 215650 USDOT 421727 USDOT 657308 USDOT 949566 USDOT 1228565 USDOT 1922392 USDOT 2299548 USDOT 2351189

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 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1498 HIGHWAY 13 N, COLUMBIA, MS, 39429-1348
Mailing address: P O BOX 1348, COLUMBIA, MS, 39429-1348
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (601) 736-0938
Fax: (601) 731-5711
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: jowinexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Edwin Johnson · Ralph Sanford
USDOT / docket: 221478 · MC-163457
First registered: Aug 23, 1982
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2026 · 8,300,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 10, 2000
D-U-N-S: 139240972

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,300,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 87 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

94violation records

14OOS-tagged records

11 of 87inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

303%1 / 30

Other vehicle maintenance

2040%8 / 20

Hours of service

150%0 / 15

Lights

1421%3 / 14

Brakes

130%0 / 13

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

10%Nov 24 to May 252 / 20

25%May 25 to Nov 255 / 20

6%Nov 25 to May 261 / 18

10%May 26 to Nov 263 / 29

Top 3 codes (14 of 94 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
395.24 ELD — record edits / data5
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt3
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A4-PBME Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A-DFSL Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.118D-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JOWIN EXPRESS INC.

JOWIN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 221478) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 231 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 87 vehicle-level and 231 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 96 power units and 89 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 10, 2000 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOWIN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

JOWIN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 221478, and its motor carrier number is MC-163457.

Is JOWIN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. JOWIN EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOWIN EXPRESS INC's safety record?

JOWIN EXPRESS INC has a 12.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 334 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).