JMS TRANSPORT LLC

EL DORADO, AR

JMS TRANSPORT LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 61 power units and 46 drivers, based in El Dorado, AR. Across 94 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 11.7% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Arch Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

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
Policy effective · May 31, 2026
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.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 1.00% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 18.6% vs peer 16.7% Details →
  • 1 fatality on crash record 34 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Arch Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file dotprocessagents.com llc Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — JMS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2205213)
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:
  • 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.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 1.00% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 18.6% vs peer 16.7%
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 34 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Arch Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — dotprocessagents.com llc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2205213/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2205213 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: PAULA SUCHOMELLY Company officer 2: JAYNE SEWELL Machinery / Large Objects Liquids / Gases Chemicals Based in EL DORADO, AR

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 18.6% vs peer median 16.7% (worse). n=17119 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

3 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2205213
In FMCSA records since Oct 26, 2011 (~14y)
MC / docket MC765201
Company officer PAULA SUCHOMELLY
Company officer 2 JAYNE SEWELL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects, Liquids / Gases, Chemicals
Fleet size 61 units
Drivers 46
Annual mileage 4,004,535 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2600 EAST MAIN
EL DORADO, AR 71730
Mailing
PO BOX 10310
EL DORADO, AR 71730
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2205213
In FMCSA records since Oct 26, 2011 (~14y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 4,004,535 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 18.6% vs 23.4% -4.8 pts
Driver OOS Rate 1.0% vs 6.7% -5.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.05 vs 1.80 -0.75
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
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 2011-11-17 (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 47 14 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 34 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
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 156 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 94 94 8
OOS inspections 1 10 3
OOS percentage 1.06% 10.64% 37.5%
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
61
Drivers
46
Inspections
156
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
18.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
34 all-time
Authorities
2
2 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

JMS TRANSPORT LLC had 94 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 11.7%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

94 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TX (37) and AR (34).

Violation profile

11.7% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (12.5% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 14 times, 2 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 61 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 46 drivers; Freightliner, Peterbilt, and Pola are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 18.6% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 17,119 ACTIVE carriers operating 30–92 power units (±50% of this carrier's 61 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 17,119 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
18.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 17,119 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (33 months)

2023-10 2026-09

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
Texas (TX) 37 4 10.8% Sep 3, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 34 5 14.7% Aug 20, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 14 1 7.1% Aug 17, 2026
Florida (FL) 3 0 0.0% Jan 8, 2025
Missouri (MO) 2 1 50.0% Jun 12, 2026
Oklahoma (OK) 2 0 0.0% Jun 15, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Jun 26, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Apr 16, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Polar 47
Freightliner 47
Peterbilt 46
Kenworth 11
Bulk 10
Etny 8
Mack 8
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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 8 0.31 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 11 2.24 2 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 33 3.37 3 Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (156 rows) View all 156 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88906692 Sep 3, 2026 TX 3 TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88820845 Aug 26, 2026 TX 2 TX
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 172.202A5-HMSPS No
88746672 Aug 20, 2026 AR 1
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
10 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.78A-WS Yes
88718585 Aug 17, 2026 LA 3
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
88600742 Aug 4, 2026 AR 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88499858 Jul 21, 2026 AR 3
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
88262594 Jun 26, 2026 IL 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Peterbilt
5 395.24C2III, 395.24C2II, 393.55D2 No
88147253 Jun 15, 2026 OK 1 WILL ROGERS TP
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.47A-BCFSAD No
88130515 Jun 12, 2026 MO 2
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.205A-WRBH, 393.9A-LHLI, 392.2-SLLIFTA Yes
88113023 Jun 10, 2026 AR 2
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
6 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.9A-LRLI, 393.9A-LTSIR Yes
87995311 May 28, 2026 TX 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87961476 May 24, 2026 TX 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.9TS, 393.11TU, 393.47E Yes
87562046 Apr 10, 2026 TX 2 IH20 LORAINE SCALE
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87513106 Apr 4, 2026 TX 2 801 IH20 EB SVC RD
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87475649 Apr 1, 2026 LA 2 BETHANY LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87487383 Mar 31, 2026 TX 2 IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75A3 No
87468693 Mar 30, 2026 TX 2 TX288 NB ANGLETON SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87437667 Mar 29, 2026 AR 3 HAMPTON AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87385704 Mar 20, 2026 TX 2 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87385760 Mar 19, 2026 TX 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.5B-HWSLIW No
87323114 Mar 18, 2026 OK 3 ok-i-40/-roland-poe
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
87204796 Mar 3, 2026 TX 2 IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.78 No
87182277 Feb 25, 2026 TX 2
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.70B1I No
87146366 Feb 23, 2026 LA 3 HOMER LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87055917 Feb 14, 2026 AR 3 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
Recent Crashes (34 rows) View all 34 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
LA2024128002 Oct 18, 2024 LA 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6ZVCHQE1VT Oct 3, 2024 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
AR2024538852 Jun 26, 2024 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0004640070 Apr 17, 2024 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS9025240007 Mar 26, 2024 MS 0 1 Yes No Injury
TN0300945942 Mar 13, 2024 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA2024003450 Jan 8, 2024 LA 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA2022020141 Sep 15, 2022 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
AR2021535447 Jun 15, 2021 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX61Y9HQE1GU Jun 15, 2021 TX 0 1 No No Injury
AL0001660547 Jun 2, 2021 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5X1AHQE1SA Dec 16, 2020 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX5VABHQE1UX Oct 22, 2020 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS6104200820 May 20, 2020 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
AR2020521637 May 12, 2020 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5QN7HQE11R Apr 25, 2020 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5OWAHQE1AN Mar 4, 2020 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX5IH8HQE1JL Jul 9, 2019 TX 0 3 Yes No Injury
TX5E5AHQE1KO Feb 6, 2019 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
MO0000076966 Dec 11, 2018 MO 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA4135114669 Mar 13, 2018 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
AR2018505853 Jan 17, 2018 AR 1 0 Yes No Fatal
LA0170040901 Nov 20, 2017 LA 0 2 Yes No Injury
LA0170017399 Aug 14, 2017 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX4XVAHQE1D7 Jun 26, 2017 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 17, 2011 MC765201-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (16 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Arch Insurance Company ZACAT9258307 BMC-91X May 31, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY ZACAT9258306 91X $1,000,000 Jun 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
Arch Insurance Company ZACAT9258306 BMC-91X Jun 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY ZACAT9258305 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2024 Jun 1, 2025 REPLACED
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AWDXS-00000006-00 BIPD/Excess Jun 1, 2024 Jul 3, 2024 CANCELLED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY ZACAT9258304 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2023 Jun 1, 2024 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY ZACAT9258303 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2022 Jun 1, 2023 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY ZACAT9258302 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2021 Jun 1, 2022 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY ZACAT9258301 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2020 Jun 1, 2021 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY ZACAT9258300 BIPD/Primary Sep 11, 2019 Jun 1, 2020 REPLACED
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY GVE100200302 BIPD/Excess Apr 1, 2019 Jun 27, 2020 CANCELLED
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. AS2-641-445224-01 BIPD/Primary Apr 1, 2018 Sep 11, 2019 REPLACED
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY GVE100200301 BIPD/Excess Apr 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2019 REPLACED
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 9867190 BIPD/Primary Oct 24, 2014 Apr 1, 2018 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY PRA5509734 BIPD/Primary Oct 24, 2012 Oct 24, 2014 CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY PRA9479294 BIPD/Primary Nov 7, 2011 Oct 24, 2012 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jul 3, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Jun 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Jun 1, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jun 1, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Jun 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Jun 27, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jun 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Sep 11, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
  10. Apr 1, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Apr 1, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
  12. Oct 24, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Oct 20, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Oct 24, 2012
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Oct 24, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Nov 17, 2011
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
FORDYCE AR AR 10 1
ROADSIDE LA 9 1
CALHOUN COUNTY AR 7 1
VAN BUREN AR AR 7 0
DALLAS COUNTY AR 4 0
HAMPTON AR AR 4 0
MAGNOLIA AR AR 4 0
IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE TX 4 0
HOMER LA LA 3 0
LA LA 3 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 14 2
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 13 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 11 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 8 2
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 7 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
172.600(c) Offer or transport without emergency response information Hazardous Materials 2 0
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy Vehicle Maintenance 2 2

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