TJC TRANSPORT LLC

AMARILLO, TX

DBA: COASTLINE TRANSPORT

TJC TRANSPORT LLC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers, based in Amarillo, TX. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Hartford Fire Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods).

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
Contract (Property) reinstated · Oct 13, 2017
Policy effective · May 10, 2023
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Contract (Property) gap · 30 days Inactive Sep 13, 2017 → reinstated Oct 13, 2017
  • 1 fatality on crash record 9 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file 1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TJC TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2156124)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Contract (Property) gap · 30 days — Inactive Sep 13, 2017 → reinstated Oct 13, 2017
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 9 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — 1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2156124/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2156124 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TAJINDER S TAKHAR Cold Food Based in AMARILLO, TX

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

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=175919 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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2156124
In FMCSA records since May 22, 2011 (~15y)
MC / docket MC749527
Company officer TAJINDER S TAKHAR
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Cold Food
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 510,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2201 CIVIC CIRCLE SUITE 701
AMARILLO, TX 79109
Mailing
2607 WOLFLIN AVE STE 125
AMARILLO, TX 79109
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2156124
In FMCSA records since May 22, 2011 (~15y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 510,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.56 vs 1.80 -1.24
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2017-10-13 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 0 0 30

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 9 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 2 2
Crash reports 0 0 2 2

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 30 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 9 9 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
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
4
Drivers
4
Inspections
30
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
2
9 all-time
Authorities
2
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

COASTLINE TRANSPORT had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (2) and CO (2).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Freightliner, Great Dane, and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 175,919 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,919 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,919 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Sep 13, 2017 to Oct 13, 2017 (30 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (18 months)

2023-10 2026-07

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
California (CA) 2 0 0.0% Aug 14, 2025
Colorado (CO) 2 0 0.0% Jun 18, 2026
Kansas (KS) 2 0 0.0% Sep 10, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 2 0 0.0% Jul 31, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Dec 2, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 23
Great Dane 16
Utility 6
Heil 1
Mack 1
Utim 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 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 1 2.16 2 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 (30 rows) View all 30 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88582167 Jul 31, 2026 NM 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88196012 Jun 18, 2026 CO 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85748605 Sep 10, 2025 KS 3 ks-liberal-m.c.i.s.-#37a
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85524573 Aug 14, 2025 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLSR No
84647264 May 3, 2025 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87464430 Jan 9, 2025 NM 3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83314206 Dec 2, 2024 AR 3 VAN BUREN AR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83205734 Nov 19, 2024 KS 3 ks-wabaunsee-west-m.c.i.s.-#21w
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.17C-PI No
82772822 Sep 25, 2024 CO 1 TRINIDAD CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.11(a)(1), 393.45(b)(2), 396.5(b) No
82477557 Aug 24, 2024 NM 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82349640 Aug 9, 2024 IL 3 I-70
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82387551 Aug 8, 2024 IN 3 ETNA GREEN IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
82154383 Jul 16, 2024 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.48(a) No
81967671 Jun 20, 2024 CO 3 MONUMENT CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81828384 Jun 6, 2024 NM 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81244592 Mar 27, 2024 CO 3 MONUMENT CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81022130 Feb 28, 2024 CO 3 TRINIDAD CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
80624148 Jan 9, 2024 AZ 2 TUCSON AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.22H1-ELDNUM, 393.11A1-CSURR, 392.16-D No
80528184 Dec 31, 2023 TX 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.5B No
80458834 Dec 21, 2023 NM 3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
80458170 Dec 21, 2023 NM 2 NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75(c) No
80407508 Dec 15, 2023 AZ 2 WILLIAMS AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 392.2-SLLSR, 392.82DUMT, 393.11A1-CSLRR No
80144983 Nov 12, 2023 IL 3 I-72
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79898411 Oct 11, 2023 AZ 3 SR-87 SHOULDER
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2 No
79450195 Aug 17, 2023 CA 1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (9 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA8602501235 Apr 24, 2025 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX72SFHQE1T9 Jan 10, 2025 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
MO0000110136 Sep 12, 2024 MO 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0000001286 Jan 7, 2024 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0000042955 Aug 7, 2021 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0000003677 Jan 18, 2020 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA8351900259 Mar 6, 2019 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
OK00J0069716 Dec 22, 2016 OK 1 2 Yes No Fatal
TN0100912376 Jul 19, 2015 TN 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC749527 common N
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Oct 13, 2017 MC749527-P Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Aug 21, 2014 MC749527 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jul 31, 2014 MC749527-P Original MC Certificate Permit Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 53 UEN OH9086 91X $750,000 May 10, 2023 On file ACTIVE
Hartford Fire Insurance Company 53 UEN OH9086 BMC-91X May 10, 2023 On file ACTIVE
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. KCA 2600160 BIPD/Primary Aug 1, 2021 May 10, 2023 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP52457A BIPD/Primary Sep 7, 2019 Aug 1, 2021 REPLACED
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY FCT000344-02 BIPD/Primary Sep 7, 2018 Sep 7, 2019 CANCELLED
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY FCT000344-01 BIPD/Primary Sep 7, 2017 Sep 7, 2018 CANCELLED
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY FCT000344-01 BIPD/Primary Sep 7, 2017 Sep 7, 2017 REPLACED
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY AST0001210 BIPD/Primary Sep 7, 2016 Sep 7, 2017 CANCELLED
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY AST0000505 BIPD/Primary Sep 7, 2015 Sep 7, 2016 CANCELLED
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY AST0000049 BIPD/Primary Sep 7, 2014 Sep 7, 2015 CANCELLED
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC CAC 00001-02996-14 BIPD/Primary Jun 18, 2014 Sep 7, 2014 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 10, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  2. Aug 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  3. Sep 9, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  4. Sep 7, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Sep 7, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Sep 6, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  7. Oct 13, 2017
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  8. Sep 13, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  9. Sep 13, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  10. Sep 13, 2017
    authority gap
    Contract (Property) authority inactive: 30 days (through Oct 13, 2017)
  11. Sep 7, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Sep 7, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Sep 7, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Sep 1, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  15. Sep 7, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Sep 2, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  17. Sep 7, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
  18. Sep 5, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  19. Jun 29, 2011
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.3(a)(3)(i) Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours Hours of Service 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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