Carrier profile · USDOT 184405 · MC-148903 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

J & M Tank Lines Inc

438 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 22 statesBIRMINGHAM, AL88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148903 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksjmtank.comFMCSA SAFER

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 17.5%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 194 vehicle and 359 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.1 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

343 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 20

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
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 438-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
438
Inspections · 24 mo
360
Annualized
≈180 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

38%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
34%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
32%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
51%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving153 · 1 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance73 · 28 OOS
  • 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance37 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance33 · 5 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 29 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

86 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

51ELD device issues
5No log / no ELD
3False logs
23Drove over hours

Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 475 total · 29 in 24 mo

475
Total crashes
29
In last 24 mo
16
Fatal
181
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20269049
2025160515
2024130513
2023200519
2022190618
2021190719
2020150314
2019141313
2018260625
2017152315
2016160615
2015172715
2014180916
2013190918
2012130812
2011111411
2010110611
2009120512
2008132313
20074024
20068038
2005200819
2004151614
20038037
2002122711
200111069
2000201919
19998038
1998120612
1997191619
1996102510
1995121812
19949038
19931011
19925004
19911001
19903002
19891011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 8, 2026KY00Yes
Jun 21, 2026GA00Yes
Jun 19, 2026KY00Yes
May 3, 2026GA01Yes
Apr 17, 2026NC01Yes
Apr 1, 2026GA01Yes
Mar 24, 2026TN00Yes
Mar 13, 2026GA01Yes
Mar 11, 2026AL00Yes
Dec 15, 2025GA01Yes
Dec 10, 2025TX00Yes
Nov 23, 2025VA00Yes
Nov 22, 2025AL00Yes
Nov 12, 2025AL00Yes
Oct 26, 2025NC00Yes
Oct 21, 2025AZ00Yes
Oct 13, 2025GA00Yes
Jul 23, 2025NC02Yes
Jun 24, 2025SC00Yes
May 17, 2025SC00Yes
May 16, 2025GA00Yes
Apr 10, 2025GA02Yes
Mar 17, 2025NC01Yes
Feb 28, 2025GA01No
Feb 24, 2025GA00Yes