J & S Trucking 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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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.
- Registered power units
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.7 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.3 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 31 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2016 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2007 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2007 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2005 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2004 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2003 | KS | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2002 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2001 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2001 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2000 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 1999 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 1999 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 1999 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |