Carrier profile · USDOT 20342 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EARLE M JORGENSEN CO

DBA EMJ STEEL BAR TUBULAR STEEL FOX METALS

224 power unitsavg 6.2 yrNational · 38 statesLYNWOOD, CA88/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 18.9%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 148 vehicle and 261 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

248 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 18

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 224-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
224
Inspections · 24 mo
261
Annualized
≈131 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

41%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
24%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
75%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
39%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving81 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 21 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 2 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 7 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
  • 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

28 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

19ELD device issues
4No log / no ELD
0False logs
3Drove over hours

Trending worse — 89% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 193 total · 7 in 24 mo

193
Total crashes
7
In last 24 mo
3
Fatal
89
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20255015
20248038
20236036
20221001
20218038
20207047
20193013
20186035
20176036
2016120312
20158038
20146044
2013100410
20128047
20117027
20107046
20094033
2008110211
20077036
20064024
200511259
200410049
20034024
20025025
20015145
20008067
19994033
19983022
19973032
19963023
19951001
19941010
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 7, 2026CA00Yes
Nov 18, 2025TX00Yes
Jun 9, 2025WI00Yes
May 19, 2025CT00Yes
Feb 27, 2025TX00Yes
Feb 26, 2025SC01Yes
Aug 27, 2024TX00Yes
May 15, 2024OK01Yes
May 8, 2024AL01Yes
Apr 11, 2024MO01Yes
Apr 11, 2024CA00Yes
Apr 8, 2024TX00Yes
Feb 29, 2024OH00Yes
Feb 6, 2024FL00Yes
Oct 24, 2023FL00Yes
Sep 25, 2023IL02Yes
Jun 7, 2023NC00Yes
Jun 7, 2023IN01Yes
Apr 20, 2023VA00Yes
Feb 14, 2023IL01Yes
Jun 9, 2022MI00Yes
Oct 15, 2021MN00Yes
Sep 17, 2021IL01Yes
Aug 26, 2021FL01Yes
Jul 8, 2021WI00Yes