J M F Company Incorporated
DBA JACK A BUELL
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
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
79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 12
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.
- Registered power units
- 253
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 80
- Annualized
- ≈40 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance89 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance79 · 15 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance74 · 23 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance42 · 24 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 20 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 1, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 126 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2026 | ID | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2025 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2024 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2024 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2023 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2023 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2022 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2022 | WA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2022 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2022 | ID | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2021 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2021 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2021 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2020 | ID | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2020 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2020 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2020 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2020 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2020 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 28, 2020 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2020 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2019 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |