L J MARTIN & SONS INC

DBA: LJ MARTIN & SONS INC

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA. Data as of Oct 5, 2026.

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Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Blockers

Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Review these

1 fatality on crash record 3 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

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TruckCodex risk summary — L J MARTIN & SONS INC (USDOT 1786227)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 3 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1786227/
As of: Oct 5, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1786227 Inactive AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: HENRY J MARTIN Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in TIMBERLAKE, NC

FMCSA census as of Oct 5, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 68/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=272850 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: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 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 1786227

In FMCSA records since Jun 26, 2008 (~18y)

Company officer HENRY J MARTIN

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 29,224 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (336) 599-7459

Email: [email protected]

Physical

222 KISER MARTIN RD

TIMBERLAKE, NC 27583

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1786227

In FMCSA records since Jun 26, 2008 (~18y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 29,224 mi

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	2	0	0
Trailers	3	0	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

Compared against 272,850 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 272,850 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 272,850 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 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. · 1 status change

Record Changes

May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NC0107358524	Jun 6, 2023	NC	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
NC0105832645	Feb 26, 2019	NC	1	1	Yes	No	Fatal
NC0102709721	Oct 13, 2009	NC	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Sep 5, 2024

enforcement

Enforcement case NC-2024-0129-US1762 — $3,180

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Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots