JOSE L CONTRERAS

HEATH SPRINGS, SC

DBA: J & J PINE NEEDLES

Joins 4 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 28.6% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 12.5% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — JOSE L CONTRERAS (USDOT 1657275)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 28.6% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 12.5%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1657275/
As of: Sep 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1657275 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: DULCE M GOMEZ MENDOZA Passengers Other (PINE NEEDLES) Based in HEATH SPRINGS, SC

FMCSA census as of Sep 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 28.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 12.5% (worse). n=58345 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

DBA J & J PINE NEEDLES LLC → J & J PINE NEEDLES · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1657275

In FMCSA records since Jun 19, 2007 (~19y)

Company officer DULCE M GOMEZ MENDOZA

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Passengers, Other (PINE NEEDLES)

Fleet size 16 units

Drivers 5

Annual mileage 292,161 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (803) 233-6469

Email: [email protected]

Physical

138 FAIRHILL RD

HEATH SPRINGS, SC 29058

Mailing

138 FAIR HILL ROAD

HEATH SPRINGS, SC 29058

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1657275

In FMCSA records since Jun 19, 2007 (~19y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 292,161 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 28.6% vs 6.7% +21.9 pts

Violations per Inspection 3.00 vs 1.80 +1.20

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	6	0	0
Trailers	220	0	0
Trucks	3	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 4 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	1	2	0
OOS percentage	25%	50%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

4 all-time

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 58,345 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–24 power units (±50% of this carrier's 16 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

28.6%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 58,345 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +28.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

12.5%

Median across 58,345 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +37.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

Aug 18, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- DBA J & J PINE NEEDLES LLC J & J PINE NEEDLES
  FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-03 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
South Carolina (SC)	4	3	75.0%	May 18, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		8
Dorsey Tra		1
Lufkin		1
Strick Com		1
Vanc		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	1.66	2	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	8.83	9	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (13 rows) View all 13 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87887406	May 18, 2026	SC	1	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A002771 · 3AKJGHDV5HSHR4587	2	393.95A4-EENA, 393.78A-WS	No
85131131	Jul 2, 2025	SC	1	HARLEYVILLE SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A002771 · 3AKJGHDV5HSHR4587	6	396.3A1-CDHM, 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.60D	Yes
85014701	Jun 21, 2025	SC	2	CAMDEN SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A002770 · 3AKJGHDV2HSHR5213	1	383.25A1	Yes
84560944	Apr 28, 2025	SC	1	LEXINGTON SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC 97498FM · 1FUJGEDV3GLHL6308	5	393.207A-STBW, 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.47E	Yes
82381257	Aug 13, 2024	NC	3	nc-rowan-county,-i-85-northbound	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A002770 · 3AKJGHDV2HSHR5213	0	—	No
81531639	May 3, 2024	SC	1	I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P769321 · 1FUJGHDV9FLGJ1541	2	393.45(b)(2), 393.60(d)	No
81240570	Mar 30, 2024	SC	1	I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P769321 · 1FUJGHDV9FLGJ1541	10	393.207(a), 383.23(a)(2), 396.3(a)(1)	Yes
81218445	Mar 27, 2024	NC	2	nc-gaston-county-weigh-station-i-	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A002771 · 3AKJGHDV5HSHR4587	0	—	No
78902208	Jun 15, 2023	SC	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P769321 · 1FUJGHDV9FLGJ1541	0	—	No
78752779	May 29, 2023	NC	2	I140 NEAR US 74	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P769321 · 1FUYSSEB2VP704971	0	—	No
78729260	May 24, 2023	SC	3	SC 63 COLLETON COUNTY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P759321 · 3AKJGLD59ESFT6314	1	392.2	No
78353692	Apr 13, 2023	TN	3	I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES	—	0	—	No
78286613	Apr 6, 2023	SC	3	I-20 EB ROADSIDE	—	3	392.2, 391.11(b)(2)	No

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
SC0025262615	Jul 12, 2025	SC	0	Yes	No	Tow
SC0022224850	Apr 1, 2022	SC	3	Yes	No	Injury
SC0019687152	Dec 27, 2019	SC	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC0016581437	Jul 8, 2016	SC	0	Yes	No	Tow

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Dec 26, 2017

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	SC	2	1
I140 NEAR US 74	NC	1	0
CAMDEN SC	SC	1	1
HARLEYVILLE SC	SC	1	1
I-20 EB ROADSIDE	SC	1	0
LEXINGTON SC	SC	1	1
SC 63 COLLETON COUNTY	SC	1	0
I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES	TN	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	4	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0
393.207(a)	Axle positioning parts defective/missing	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	Driver Fitness	1	1
391.11(b)(2)	Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries.	Driver Fitness	1	0
393.43(a)	No/improper tractor protection valve	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.60(d)	Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
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