Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 538152 · MC-268269
TA BAER INC
DBA JONES SHIPLEY EXPRESS
44 power unitsHAGERSTOWN, MD
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-268269 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
44Power 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 33 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 44 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 18.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3232 yr active
since 1993Insurance (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
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TA BAER INC safe to work with?
Is TA BAER INC safe to load? TA BAER INC (USDOT 538152, MC-268269) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in HAGERSTOWN, MD, operating 44 power units and 41 drivers. Operating authority has been active 32 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
TBTA BAER INC 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
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
United States · 95–98
Frontier · 00–02
Lincoln General · 02–04
Rli · 04–08
19942009
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.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2008 → May 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2004 → Oct 2008 | $750k | 5 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2002 → Oct 2004 | $750k | 2 |
| FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2000 → Oct 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1999 → Oct 1999 | $750k | 2 |
| FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1998 → Oct 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Oct 1995 → Oct 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 1994 → Oct 1995 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 44
- 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
HAGERSTOWN, MD
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
@jsxpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1968231
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james jones — 147 carriers: USDOT 190867USDOT 240338USDOT 289971USDOT 292698USDOT 441263USDOT 483587USDOT 573313USDOT 629401
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 16125 BUSINESS PARKWAY, HAGERSTOWN, MD, 21740-4204
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (301) 733-9100
- Fax
- (301) 733-9101
- sbrown@jsxpress.com
- Web domain
- jsxpress.com
Registration
- Officer
- James Jones
- USDOT / docket
- 538152 · MC-268269
- First registered
- 09/29/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 06/09/2008 · 3,500,000 mi (2007)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 TA BAER INC's USDOT number?
TA BAER INC's USDOT number is 538152, and its motor carrier number is MC-268269.
Is TA BAER INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TA BAER INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TA BAER INC's fleet?
TA BAER INC operates 44 power units and 41 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TA BAER INC based?
TA BAER INC is based in HAGERSTOWN, MD.