Carrier profile · USDOT 3059391 · MC-54312 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC

130 power unitsavg 11.4 yrRegional · 3 statesMIDLAND, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-54312 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

130Power units

113 observed · MCS-150

102Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(806) 781-2852 Email dispatchMIke@JANDMBURNS.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

130 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

146 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 142 vehicle and 146 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.8 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

142 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 15

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 130-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 130
Inspections · 24 mo: 146
Annualized: ≈73 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance109 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving101 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance66 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance41 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance40 · 28 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance36 · 16 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance32 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance26 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’23 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hudson’17–’22

Trisura Specialty’22–’23

beyond this history

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2023

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2022	$750K	10

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 130
Observed power (24 mo): 113
Trailers (towed): 102

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

23.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

146

TX busiest

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

Home base

MIDLAND, TX

1400 W COUNTY ROAD 130

Top corridor

TX 141 · NM 3 · ND 2

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: 12 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3195397 USDOT 838117 USDOT 3317532 USDOT 1965782 USDOT 4532614 USDOT 3648575 USDOT 3611309 USDOT 2990096Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 103 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 894737 USDOT 3209429 USDOT 4420245 USDOT 3662917 USDOT 3827862 USDOT 4303998 USDOT 3233579 USDOT 3635354

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

130

Observed (24 mo)

113

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1400 W COUNTY ROAD 130, MIDLAND, TX, 79706
Mailing address: 4416 BRIARWOOD AVE STE110PMB98, MIDLAND, TX, 79707
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (806) 781-2852
Cell: (907) 978-3144
Fax: (432) 279-1468
Email: mike@jandmburns.com
Web domain: jandmburns.com

Registration

Officers: Michelle Breanne Burns · Jennifer Reneigh Jones
USDOT / docket: 3059391 · MC-54312
First registered: Oct 16, 2017
Last MCS-150: Mar 7, 2025 · 9,890,790 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 2.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

130

Power units

130

Drivers

130

CDL drivers

9,890,790

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&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC.

J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3059391) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 Oct 12, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 146 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 142 vehicle-level and 146 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 130 power units and 130 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 7, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3059391, and its motor carrier number is MC-54312.

Is J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 28.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 204 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).