Carrier profile · USDOT 2410450 · MC-829490 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

JLM Logistics Inc

70 power unitsavg 11.5 yrRegional · 4 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-829490 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

66 observed · MCS-150

82Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 864-5557 Email dispatchjosem@jlmlogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

123 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 116 vehicle and 123 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 7.3 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

121 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 70-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 123
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance42 · 9 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance9 · 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: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark County’13–’15

Great West’15–’18

Trisura Specialty’20–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Aug 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2025	$750K	4
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2015 → Sep 2018	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Aug 2015	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Aug 2013	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): 66
Trailers (towed): 82

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

49.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

123

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

8425 MARKET ST

Top corridor

TX 118 · LA 3 · AR 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 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 314795 USDOT 1423152 USDOT 1279749 USDOT 3302586Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (43 trucks · 42 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 282131 USDOT 2564966 USDOT 4450657 USDOT 2349930 USDOT 2866650 USDOT 3479268 USDOT 688143 USDOT 959982

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

Location

Physical address: 8425 MARKET ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77029
Mailing address: 710 HARDING STREET, CHANNELVIEW, TX, 77530
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (281) 864-5557
Fax: (281) 864-5596
Email: josem@jlmlogistics.com
Web domain: jlmlogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Osiel Meras · Jose Meras
USDOT / docket: 2410450 · MC-829490
First registered: May 31, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jun 19, 2026 · 3,623,530 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 7, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.01
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,623,530

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 JLM LOGISTICS INC.

JLM LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2410450) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Aug 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 123 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 116 vehicle-level and 123 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 7, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JLM LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

JLM LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2410450, and its motor carrier number is MC-829490.

Is JLM LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, JLM LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JLM LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

JLM LOGISTICS INC has a 25.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 169 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is JLM LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

JLM LOGISTICS INC operates 70 power units and 70 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JLM LOGISTICS INC based?

JLM LOGISTICS INC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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