Carrier profile · USDOT 2477652 · MC-857165 · Updated Jul 25, 2026

J & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC

8 power unitsavg 12.7 yrMulti-region · 12 statesNAVARRE, FL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-857165 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(770) 231-3809 Email dispatchjkrepps0206@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 25, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average8.7% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 13.5 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’17–’19

Canal’19–’20

Great West’20–’23

Progressive Express’23–’24

Siriuspoint America’24–’25

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2019	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

55.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

NAVARRE, FL

2330 PARKRIDGE DR

Top corridor

NC ⇄ FL

NC 5 · MS 4 · GA 3

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 79466Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 79466 USDOT 1754313 USDOT 2477653

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2330 PARKRIDGE DR, NAVARRE, FL, 32566-7854
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (770) 231-3809
Fax: (678) 905-9093
Email: jkrepps0206@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Horace Krepps
USDOT / docket: 2477652 · MC-857165
First registered: Feb 21, 2014
Last MCS-150: May 22, 2026 · 723,360 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

723,360

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 & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC.

J & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2477652) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 25, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 27, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 25, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 25, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

J & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2477652, and its motor carrier number is MC-857165.

Is J & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 25, 2026, J & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC's safety record?

J & R REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC has a 21.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).