Small fleet
10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Small fleet
10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
8.4 yr
Model years 2009–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
J & N EXPRESS INC (USDOT 850874) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
J & N EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 850874, and its motor carrier number is MC-313679.
As of Jun 13, 2026, J & N EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
J & N EXPRESS INC has a 18.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 65 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
J & N EXPRESS INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
J & N EXPRESS INC is based in OJAI, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.
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46 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
43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4
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 adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2023 → Dec 2025 | $750K | 4 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2022 → Jan 2024 | $750K | 2 |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2020 → Dec 2022 | $750K | 5 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2019 → Dec 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2018 → Dec 2018 | $750K | 4 |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Dec 2016 → Dec 2018 | $750K | 2 |
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2013 → Dec 2016 | $750K | 6 |
| MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2010 → Dec 2013 | $750K | 5 |
| FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP | Dec 2009 → Dec 2010 | $750K | 1 |
| UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2008 → Dec 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Dec 2007 → Dec 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2005 → Dec 2007 | $750K | 4 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2005 → Jul 2005 | $750K | 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 9 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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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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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