T J's Trucking Inc
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 10
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 6 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 36 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2019 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2014 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2013 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2012 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2010 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2009 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2008 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2007 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2006 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2005 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2005 | MI | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2005 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |