Carrier profile · USDOT 2253796 · MC-768947 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

TJ Transportation Inc

1 power unitavg 17.3 yrRegional · 3 statesWOODRIDGE, IL74/100
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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 55.6%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 75.6 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈8.5 / 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
1
Inspections · 24 mo
17
Annualized
≈9 / yr
Coverage
≈8.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

61%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
19%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
96%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 4 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 23 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 19 total · 2 in 24 mo

19
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
3
Fatal
8
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251011
20241101
20221001
20202112
20193013
20184023
20171001
20161011
20142112
20123012
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Sep 8, 2025IN01Yes
Nov 15, 2024IN10Yes
Feb 5, 2022IN00Yes
Sep 9, 2020IN12Yes
Sep 3, 2020IN00Yes
Dec 11, 2019IN00Yes
Jul 6, 2019IN01Yes
May 14, 2019IN00Yes
Nov 23, 2018IL01Yes
Nov 14, 2018IL01No
Oct 17, 2018IN00Yes
Jun 30, 2018IL00Yes
Feb 28, 2017IL00Yes
Jul 6, 2016IL01Yes
Sep 18, 2014WI12Yes
Apr 10, 2014IL00Yes
Oct 3, 2012IL03No
Jun 28, 2012IN00Yes
Jan 7, 2012IL00Yes