Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 396795 · MC-265024
JAY KERR
DBA JAY KERR TRUCKING
1 power unitsHEREFORD, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-265024 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 36 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JAY KERR safe to work with?
Is JAY KERR safe to load? JAY KERR (USDOT 396795, MC-265024) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in HEREFORD, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JKJAY KERR 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
Empire Fire · 93–98
Gainsco County · 98–00
Home State · 00–06
Northland · 06–12
Hallmark County · 12–15
19932015
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 19 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2012 → Apr 2015 | $750k | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2006 → Dec 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. | Dec 2000 → Dec 2006 | $750k | 8 |
| GAINSCO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1998 → Dec 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1993 → Dec 1998 | $750k | 5 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HEREFORD, TX
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@wtrt.net — 159 carriers: USDOT 12273USDOT 158229USDOT 234749USDOT 335294USDOT 341536USDOT 389097USDOT 397148USDOT 397987
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3811 LAKEVIEW RD, HEREFORD, TX, 79045
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (806) 364-1273
- Cell
- (806) 647-7800
- Fax
- (806) 364-1275
- annas@wtrt.net
- Web domain
- wtrt.net
Registration
- Officers
- Jay Kerr · Regina Morrow
- USDOT / docket
- 396795 · MC-265024
- First registered
- 06/14/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 03/16/2015 · 16,021 mi (2014)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 150531382
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is JAY KERR's USDOT number?
JAY KERR's USDOT number is 396795, and its motor carrier number is MC-265024.
Is JAY KERR authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JAY KERR is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JAY KERR's fleet?
JAY KERR operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAY KERR based?
JAY KERR is based in HEREFORD, TX.