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DBA J B HUNT
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Asset-based
— power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
5.6 yr
Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 80806) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.
The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,500,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.
The carrier received 20,087 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10,969 vehicle-level and 20,067 driver-level — across 49 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.
The carrier has 1,483 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 575 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 7, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 8, 1992 in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 80806, and its motor carrier number is FF-51075.
As of Aug 7, 2026, J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC has a 22.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32,572 roadside inspections, with 1483 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC is based in LOWELL, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 49 states.
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20,087 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
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
19,405 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 975
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $2,500,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2019 → Dec 2025 | $1M | 4 |
| ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2018 → Dec 2018 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Dec 2013 → Jan 2015 | $1M | 4 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Dec 2009 → Mar 1993 | $1M | 3 |
| SELF-INSURED | Mar 1993 → Dec 2018 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 49 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 95 trucks also ran under 100 other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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