Carrier profile · USDOT 952841 · MC-646939 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Jla Express LLC

DBA J L A EXPRESS

9 power unitsavg 10.2 yrRegional · 5 statesST JAMES, MN93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-646939 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 317-1534 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.2 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 4 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 28, 2025.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Jun 1, 2026.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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 — 4 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 29.2 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 3

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’08–’12

National’12–’15

Continental Western’15–’18

Eastern Atlantic’24–’26

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2019	$750K	4
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	3
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2015 → Jun 2018	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2015	$750K	6
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2008 → Jun 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 6 inspections
Iowa: 5 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections

Home base

ST JAMES, MN

41180 730TH AVENUE

Most inspections: MN

6 inspections

MN 6 · IA 5 · NE 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3070478Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1243707 USDOT 2409866 USDOT 3070478 USDOT 827622 USDOT 946087 USDOT 4253736 USDOT 4258459 USDOT 987697

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 41180 730TH AVENUE, ST JAMES, MN, 56081
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (507) 317-1534
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Jade Anderson
USDOT / docket: 952841 · MC-646939
First registered: May 9, 2001
Last MCS-150: Dec 31, 2025 · 738,536 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 11, 2019
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

738,536

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 4 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

19violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 4inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Lights

520%1 / 5

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (6 of 19 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.9T Inoperative required lamps2

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392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2P State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1

Before you tender

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JLA EXPRESS LLC.

JLA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 952841) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 31, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 11, 2019 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JLA EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

JLA EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 952841, and its motor carrier number is MC-646939.

Is JLA EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. JLA EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JLA EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

JLA EXPRESS LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).