Carrier profile · USDOT 1813655 · MC-658737 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC

2 power unitsavg 8.3 yrLocal · 1 statesRICHTON PARK, IL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-658737 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2015–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 540-7608 Email dispatchROBERT_COTTLE@ATT.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2015–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
387.303 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 ’22 · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Ooida Risk’14–’17

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2023

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	May 2014 → Apr 2017	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Aug 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

RICHTON PARK, IL

22042 BROOK AVE

Top corridor

IL 7

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 22042 BROOK AVE, RICHTON PARK, IL, 60471
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 540-7608
Email: robert_cottle@att.net
Web domain: att.net

Registration

Officer: Robert Cottle
USDOT / docket: 1813655 · MC-658737
First registered: Sep 22, 2008
Last MCS-150: Jun 2, 2025 · 118,755 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

118,755

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 JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC.

JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC (USDOT 1813655) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 19, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier 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.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC's USDOT number?

JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC's USDOT number is 1813655, and its motor carrier number is MC-658737.

Is JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC's safety record?

JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC's fleet?

JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC based?

JTJ EXPRESS LINES INC is based in RICHTON PARK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(773) 540-7608 Email dispatchROBERT_COTTLE@ATT.NETCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1813655
MC / Docket: MC-658737
Officer: ROBERT COTTLE
Address: 22042 BROOK AVE
RICHTON PARK, IL, 60471

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 17 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2023

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(773) 540-7608 Email dispatchROBERT_COTTLE@ATT.NETCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1813655
MC / Docket: MC-658737
Officer: ROBERT COTTLE
Address: 22042 BROOK AVE
RICHTON PARK, IL, 60471

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 17 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2023

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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