Carrier profile · USDOT 72657 · MC-178051 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC

27 power unitsavg 9.2 yrRegional · 4 statesSTOCKTON, KS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-178051 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(785) 425-6746 Email dispatchplingg@jonesoil.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 88 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 56 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.3% · 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 11.5 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

58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 5

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 27-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Federated’85–’12

Fidelity New’85–’03

Empire Fire’04–’09

At Lloyds’20–’25

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO · since Sep 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Sep 2020 → Sep 2025	$5M	1
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2020	$5M	4
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2018	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2018	$5M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Oct 2014	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2015	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2014	$5M	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$5M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$5M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$5M	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Oct 2009	$5M	9
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2003	$5M	2
FIDELITY & CASUALTY CO. OF NEW YORK	Apr 1985 → Sep 2003	$5M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1985 → Nov 2012	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

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

Home base

STOCKTON, KS

1016 S CEDAR

Top corridor

KS 49 · CO 6 · MO 5

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.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 496061 USDOT 545138 USDOT 3107385 USDOT 80806 USDOT 2887637 USDOT 4050137

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1016 S CEDAR, STOCKTON, KS, 67669
Mailing address: PO BOX 546, STOCKTON, KS, 67669
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (785) 425-6746
Cell: (785) 302-0008
Fax: (785) 428-6323
Email: plingg@jonesoil.net
Web domain: jonesoil.net

Registration

Officer: Patrick Lingg
USDOT / docket: 72657 · MC-178051
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 2,220,544 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 18, 2024
D-U-N-S: 7187362

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,220,544

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 JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC.

JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC (USDOT 72657) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 56 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 18, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC's USDOT number?

JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC's USDOT number is 72657, and its motor carrier number is MC-178051.

Is JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC's safety record?

JOHN E JONES OIL CO INC has a 5.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 88 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).