Send carrier packetSend packetOnboard this carrier with a branded, e-signable packet

Carrier profile · USDOT 3186849 · MC-1007344 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JB & CO LLC

DBA ALPINA TRANSPORT

12 power unitsavg 19.4 yrLocal · 2 statesHOUSTON, TX

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1007344 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 962-2150 Email dispatchsafety@alpinatrans.com

Carrier verification summary for JB & CO LLC

JB & CO LLC (USDOT 3186849) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

JB & CO LLC (USDOT 3186849) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

JB & CO LLC (USDOT 3186849) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

JB & CO LLC (USDOT 3186849) has a 37.7% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

JB & CO LLC (USDOT 3186849) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

JB & CO LLC (USDOT 3186849) reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 23, 2025.

JB & CO LLC (USDOT 3186849) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

37.7

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

37.7

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

65 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 61 vehicle and 65 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

43.8% · 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 21.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

≈2.7 / 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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 65
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance52 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 11 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 4 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive County’19–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

Platinum Transport’24–’25

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	Oct 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	5
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	2

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

53%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

17928 BEAUMONT HWY

Top corridor

TX 59 · LA 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2583644 USDOT 3849996 USDOT 706739 USDOT 2871129Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 355502 USDOT 3050287 USDOT 3849996 USDOT 239699 USDOT 706739 USDOT 2199516 USDOT 2871129 USDOT 3384029

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 17928 BEAUMONT HWY, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Mailing address: 531 SHELDON RD #64, CHANNELVIEW, TX, 77530
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 962-2150
Cell: (832) 703-2745
Email: safety@alpinatrans.com
Web domain: alpinatrans.com

Registration

Officer: Juan A. Benitez
USDOT / docket: 3186849 · MC-1007344
First registered: Sep 12, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jul 23, 2025 · 193,400 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

193,400

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate JB & CO LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Frequently asked

What is JB & CO LLC's USDOT number?

JB & CO LLC's USDOT number is 3186849, and its motor carrier number is MC-1007344.

Is JB & CO LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, JB & CO LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JB & CO LLC's safety record?

JB & CO LLC has a 37.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 65 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).