Asset-based
18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Asset-based
18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12.4 yr
Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
J & K TRANSPORT INCORPORATED (USDOT 1297239) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 13, 2026.
It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.
The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 42 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.
The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 13, 2026.
It reports 18 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 17, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 29, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.
J & K TRANSPORT INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 1297239, and its motor carrier number is MC-503140.
As of Jul 13, 2026, J & K TRANSPORT INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
J & K TRANSPORT INCORPORATED has a 22.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 78 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).
J & K TRANSPORT INCORPORATED operates 18 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
J & K TRANSPORT INCORPORATED is based in HAMPTON, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
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42 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
41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5
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.
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 continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2025 → Aug 2025 | $750K | 2 |
| NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2024 → Jul 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2023 → Jul 2024 | $750K | 2 |
| CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2021 → Jul 2023 | $750K | 5 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2020 → Jul 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Nov 2018 → Jul 2020 | $750K | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Jul 2017 → Jul 2018 | $750K | 4 |
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2016 → Jul 2017 | $750K | 2 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2013 → Jul 2015 | $750K | 6 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2012 → Jul 2013 | $750K | 1 |
| WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO | Jul 2012 → Jul 2012 | $750K | 1 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2012 → Jul 2012 | $750K | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2011 → Mar 2012 | $750K | 1 |
| CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) | Mar 2008 → Mar 2011 | $750K | 3 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2004 → Mar 2008 | $750K | 3 |
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 3 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
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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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