T - J Transport 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
42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 5
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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.15 Automatic on-board recording deviceHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 6, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 38 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2009 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2008 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2007 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2006 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 10, 2005 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2004 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2002 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2001 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2000 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |