Carrier profile · USDOT 292836 · MC-182693 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED

17 power unitsavg 3.6 yrRegional · 5 statesTHURMONT, MD94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-182693 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(301) 271-4600 Email dispatchJAY@JRTRANSPORT,COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes10 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 110 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.9%

▼ 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-mo10.9%

▼ 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

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

70 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 64 vehicle and 70 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 70
Annualized: ≈35 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

General Star’91–’09

Old Republic’92–’01

Old Republic’09–’15

Erie Exchange’15–’25

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jul 2015 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2008	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2008	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2005	$750K	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2001 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Jul 1997	$750K	4
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1992 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1991 → Jul 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

35.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

THURMONT, MD

209 SANDY SPRING LANE EXT

Top corridor

MD 54 · VA 7 · PA 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 81391 USDOT 2024076 USDOT 4410893 USDOT 3091318 USDOT 299073 USDOT 2209302

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: 209 SANDY SPRING LANE EXT, THURMONT, MD, 21788
Mailing address: P O BOX 76, THURMONT, MD, 21788
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (301) 271-4600
Fax: (301) 271-7576
Email: jay@jrtransport,com
Web domain: jrtransport,com

Registration

Officers: Jay R Swope · M.Patricia Swope
USDOT / docket: 292836 · MC-182693
First registered: May 20, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jan 21, 2026 · 1,579,859 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 17, 2004
D-U-N-S: 156126849

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,579,859

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 TRANSPORT INCORPORATED.

J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED (USDOT 292836) 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 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 70 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 64 vehicle-level and 70 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 17, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 292836, and its motor carrier number is MC-182693.

Is J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED's safety record?

J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED has a 10.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 110 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).