Carrier profile · USDOT 125448 · MC-125777 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC

45 power unitsavg 15 yrMulti-region · 10 statesGARY, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-125777 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 938-7020 Email dispatchsafety@jackgray.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record12 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 20.6 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 6

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 45-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 14 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Reliance National’95–’03

Lincoln General’01–’08

Illinois Union’05–’09

State Nationalspecialty’08–’12

Lexington’11–’14

National Interstate’12–’15

Acuity A’15–’19

Hallmark Specialty’15–’20

Acuity A’19–’22

Acuity A’22–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2021

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2025	$1M	3
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Apr 2022	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$1M	2
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2022	$1M	2
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Aug 2020	$1M	6
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Aug 2015	$1M	2
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Dec 2015	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2015	$1M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2014	$1M	1
COLONY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$1M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2008 → Jul 2012	$1M	1
ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2009	$1M	2
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Jul 2005	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Feb 2008	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 1995 → Oct 2003	$1M	1
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1994 → Nov 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 21
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

15.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

30.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

GARY, IN

4600 EAST 15TH AVE

Top corridor

IN 19 · IL 6 · TN 4

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 654909 USDOT 92693 USDOT 3559781 USDOT 2393786 USDOT 974027 USDOT 4384003 USDOT 243012

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@jackgray.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2218927 USDOT 3138530

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4600 EAST 15TH AVE, GARY, IN, 46403-9072
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 938-7020
Fax: (219) 938-0976
Email: safety@jackgray.com
Web domain: jackgray.com

Registration

Officer: James Pistello
USDOT / docket: 125448 · MC-125777
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 7, 2025 · 1,560,076 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 18, 2010
D-U-N-S: 42534875

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,560,076

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 JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC.

JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 125448) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 20, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 12 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 24, 2026.

It reports 45 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 18, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 125448, and its motor carrier number is MC-125777.

Is JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

JACK GRAY TRANSPORT INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 64 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).