Carrier profile · USDOT 242962 · MC-181557 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J & B DISTRIBUTORS INC

1 power unitsLocal · 1 statesGREEN BAY, WI50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-181557 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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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 fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

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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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

United States’96–’99

Lincoln General’02–’05

Integon National’05–’09

Maiden Reinsurance’09–’13

State National’13–’17

Aegis Security’17–’23

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
MAIDEN REINSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Mar 2013	$750K	3
INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Aug 2009	$750K	2
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2002	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Apr 2005	$750K	2
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	2
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	2
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Nov 1999	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Nov 1996 → Nov 1999	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1995 → Nov 1996	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1993 → Oct 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

GREEN BAY, WI

1216 N BUCHANAN ST

Top corridor

IL ⇄ WI

IL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gerald c bigelow — 2 carriers: USDOT 4459649

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1216 N BUCHANAN ST, GREEN BAY, WI, 54303
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (920) 494-4202
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Gerald C Bigelow
USDOT / docket: 242962 · MC-181557
First registered: Feb 23, 1984
Last MCS-150: Nov 28, 2025 · 63,151 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 7, 2008
D-U-N-S: 10230449

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

63,151

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 & B DISTRIBUTORS INC.

J & B DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 242962) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 7, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J & B DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number?

J & B DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number is 242962, and its motor carrier number is MC-181557.

Is J & B DISTRIBUTORS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, J & B DISTRIBUTORS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J & B DISTRIBUTORS INC's safety record?

J & B DISTRIBUTORS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.