Carrier profile · USDOT 555346 · MC-274289 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ERIC EDWARD JOEL & JONATHAN KOTOMORI

DBA NJL TRANSPORTATION

0 power unitsMEDFORD, MA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-274289 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(617) 254-4429 Email dispatchKOTONJL@AOL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMCS-150 census data outdated

Watch · 2

MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 24.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’06 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United States’94–’98

Arbella Protection’98–’04

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY · since Feb 2006

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2004 → Feb 2006	$5M	1
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Apr 2004	$5M	2
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Aug 1994 → Aug 1998	$5M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
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

MEDFORD, MA

492 HIGH STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 492 HIGH STREET, MEDFORD, MA, 02155
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (617) 254-4429
Email: kotonjl@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Edward Kotomori
USDOT / docket: 555346 · MC-274289
First registered: Mar 30, 1994
Last MCS-150: Jun 22, 2002 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ERIC EDWARD JOEL & JONATHAN KOTOMORI.

ERIC EDWARD JOEL & JONATHAN KOTOMORI (USDOT 555346) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY effective Feb 12, 2006 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 22, 2002.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.