Carrier profile · USDOT 1926134 · MC-688727 · Updated Jul 10, 2026

Jay's Bus Service Inc

0 power unitsavg 7.1 yrLocal · 1 statesLAKEWOOD, NJ88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-688727 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 2.7%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 148 vehicle and 312 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 1.5 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

325 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 63

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.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

1%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
27%
Driver Fitness
official FMCSA
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
5%
Vehicle Maintenance
official FMCSA

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving27 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 503 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 262 total · 28 in 24 mo

262
Total crashes
28
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
87
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20267027
2025140912
2024250724
2023220821
20222601324
2021280627
2020150712
20193701034
2018310730
2017210521
2016120512
2015131512
20145015
20133023
20121001
20111001
20101001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jun 9, 2026NJ00Yes
Jun 4, 2026NJ01Yes
May 20, 2026NJ00Yes
May 18, 2026NJ02Yes
May 13, 2026NJ00Yes
May 12, 2026NJ00Yes
Apr 23, 2026NJ00Yes
Dec 9, 2025NJ00Yes
Sep 12, 2025NJ01Yes
Aug 8, 2025NJ05No
Jul 2, 2025NJ01No
Jun 30, 2025NJ01Yes
May 19, 2025NJ00Yes
Mar 7, 2025NJ01Yes
Mar 5, 2025NJ02Yes
Feb 28, 2025NJ03Yes
Feb 4, 2025NJ03Yes
Feb 3, 2025NJ01Yes
Jan 28, 2025NJ00Yes
Jan 24, 2025NJ00Yes
Jan 9, 2025NJ00Yes
Dec 2, 2024NJ00Yes
Nov 13, 2024NJ00Yes
Nov 13, 2024NJ00Yes
Oct 28, 2024NJ00Yes