J & S INC
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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 6
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
- 45
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 51 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 22 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2022 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2020 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2019 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2018 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2017 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2016 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2014 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2012 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2011 | SC | 0 | 2 | No |
| Oct 1, 2008 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2008 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2007 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2006 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2005 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 6, 1999 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 1999 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 1998 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 1996 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |