Carrier profile · USDOT 3607589 · MC-1227637 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

J-money Transportation LLC

1 power unitavg 11.5 yrRegional · 3 statesWEST HAVEN, CT84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1227637 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(203) 988-0863 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 2006–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 23, 2026.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 2

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 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle 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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive’21–’23

Amguard’23–’25

Amguard’25–now

202120232025now

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 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2024	$1M	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$1M	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2023	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

2021

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New York: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Delaware: 1 inspections

Home base

WEST HAVEN, CT

392 ELM ST UNIT N3

Most inspections: NY

1 inspections

NY 1 · FL 1 · DE 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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 (2 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3471588 USDOT 3851106 USDOT 4222318

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 392 ELM ST UNIT N3, WEST HAVEN, CT, 06516
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (203) 988-0863
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Jeffrey Tyrone Smith Jr
USDOT / docket: 3607589 · MC-1227637
First registered: Apr 8, 2021
Last MCS-150: Sep 10, 2024 · 60,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

60,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

25violation records

6OOS-tagged records

1 of 2inspections 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

110%0 / 11

Other vehicle maintenance

850%4 / 8

Lights

40%0 / 4

Hours of service

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (10 of 25 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3

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392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.128B-CLWV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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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 J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC.

J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3607589) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 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 7, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 10, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3607589, and its motor carrier number is MC-1227637.

Is J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 84/100 (tier: review).

How big is J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

J-MONEY TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in WEST HAVEN, CT, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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