Carrier profile · USDOT 656828 · MC-308454 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J and K Trucking Inc

2 power unitsavg 16.7 yrLocal · 1 statesNEWARK, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-308454 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 376-9045 Email dispatchjsouzajkt@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.6 pts 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 7

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈12.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈12.0 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’05 · 3 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2012

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Mar 2005	$750K	2
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2002	$750K	4
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	7
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1996 → Dec 1997	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 26

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

56.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

NEWARK, CA

6955 MOWRY AVE

Top corridor

CA 48

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3289090 USDOT 3567821 USDOT 3137278 USDOT 2454931 USDOT 3990600 USDOT 2928952Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (30 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2625831 USDOT 2805859 USDOT 3549882 USDOT 4513922 USDOT 3137278 USDOT 3567821 USDOT 3392130 USDOT 3433600

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john souza — 12 carriers: USDOT 823672 USDOT 1304032 USDOT 1726664 USDOT 1753875 USDOT 2094343 USDOT 2531467 USDOT 2886206 USDOT 2899664

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6955 MOWRY AVE, NEWARK, CA, 94560
Mailing address: PO BOX 217, NEWARK, CA, 94560
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (510) 376-9045
Email: jsouzajkt@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: John Souza
USDOT / docket: 656828 · MC-308454
First registered: Aug 28, 1996
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 60,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

60,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for J AND K TRUCKING INC.

J AND K TRUCKING INC (USDOT 656828) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 27, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is J AND K TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

J AND K TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 656828, and its motor carrier number is MC-308454.

Is J AND K TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, J AND K TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J AND K TRUCKING INC's safety record?

J AND K TRUCKING INC has a 24.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is J AND K TRUCKING INC's fleet?

J AND K TRUCKING INC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is J AND K TRUCKING INC based?

J AND K TRUCKING INC is based in NEWARK, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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