Carrier profile · USDOT 2898065 · MC-974350 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Jaws Transportation LLC

8 power unitsavg 16 yrMulti-region · 13 statesELKHART, IN96/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-974350 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(269) 217-1193 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 22 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16 yr

Model years 2000–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

5 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 24, 2026.

Safety

17 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 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 12.0 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Compliance11 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
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 ’21 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Southeastern’16–’17

County Hall’17–’18

National’19–’21

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2021

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2021	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	3

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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): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.0 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 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

MS busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Mississippi: 2 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Maine: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
California: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections

Home base

ELKHART, IN

2334 STERLING AVE # 3

Most inspections: MS

2 inspections

MS 2 · OH 2 · ME 2

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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 (7 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 353850 USDOT 4193918 USDOT 2900094 USDOT 3961769 USDOT 764679 USDOT 3132988 USDOT 3076319

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john kelly — 50 carriers: USDOT 16986 USDOT 29466 USDOT 33529 USDOT 332918 USDOT 500663 USDOT 563689 USDOT 619384 USDOT 755880

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: 2334 STERLING AVE # 3, ELKHART, IN, 46516
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (269) 217-1193
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: jawstransportation.com

Registration

Officer: John Kelly
USDOT / docket: 2898065 · MC-974350
First registered: Jun 7, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 8, 2024 · 554,292 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 3, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

554,292

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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20%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

21violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 10inspections 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.

Brakes

90%0 / 9

Hours of service

425%1 / 4

Lights

425%1 / 4

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 251 / 4

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

33%May 26 to Nov 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (8 of 21 records)

393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2

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390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1-HOSPVID Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

Before you tender

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Brakes

Request current brake repair and follow-up inspection records for the assigned equipment.

Hours of service

Review duty-status logs and missing-entry controls.

Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JAWS TRANSPORTATION LLC.

JAWS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2898065) has a Vektor safety score of 96/100 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 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 $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 26, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% 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 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 8, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 3, 2019 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAWS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

JAWS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2898065, and its motor carrier number is MC-974350.

Is JAWS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. JAWS TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAWS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

JAWS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 96/100 (tier: clear).