J and B Wholesale Distributing Inc
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 6
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 54
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 56
- Annualized
- ≈28 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 376.11 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 81 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 58 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2022 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2019 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2018 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2015 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 12, 2015 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2013 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2012 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2012 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2012 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |