J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC

USDOT 2393885 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Produce U.S. Mail Cold Food Beverages +1 more Based in GARY, IN Insurance watch: HIGH Grade C · 63
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
Coverage resumed · Dec 5, 2017
Policy effective · Dec 26, 2025
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • Prior insurance gap · 27 days Nov 8, 2017 → Dec 5, 2017
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver and/or vehicle out-of-service rate is above the peer median.
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file USCS LLC Details →
Cargo: General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Produce, U.S. Mail
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 — J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2393885)
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:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • Prior insurance gap · 27 days — Nov 8, 2017 → Dec 5, 2017
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver and/or vehicle out-of-service rate is above the peer median.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — USCS LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2393885/
As of: Jul 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · compliance grade

Compliance grade C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 63/100). Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 80% · 4/5 signals
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 4.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 24.2% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=54023 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
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

TruckCodex compliance grade from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Fleet size changes

  • Power Units +9 (10 → 19) · Jun 16, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +3 (19 → 22) · Jun 16, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +9 (10 → 19) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability policy

BOC-3 agent

USCS LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2393885
In FMCSA records since Apr 4, 2013 (~13y)
MC / docket MC822963
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Produce, U.S. Mail, Cold Food, Beverages, Construction
Fleet size 19 units
Drivers 22
Annual mileage 1,350,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2056 LOUISIANA ST
GARY, IN 46407
Mailing
PO BOX 12041
CHICAGO, IL 60612
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2393885
In FMCSA records since Apr 4, 2013 (~13y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,350,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 24.2% vs 23.4% +0.8 pts
Driver OOS Rate 4.3% vs 6.7% -2.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.93 vs 1.80 -0.87
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 0 19 0
Trailers 0 19 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 7 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 3 3
Crash reports 0 0 3 3

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 113 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 81 81 0
OOS inspections 6 8 0
OOS percentage 7.41% 9.88%
National average 6.67% 22.26% 4.44%

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
19
Drivers
22
Inspections
113
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
24.2%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
3
7 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC is a motor carrier based in GARY, IN, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2393885. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 19 power units and 22 drivers, with 113 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 24.2%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier overview

J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC is a small fleet, operating 10 power units and 10 drivers, based in Gary, IN. Across 76 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 13.2% out-of-service rate, with 3 reportable crashes. Operating authority is active for contract and common.

Inspection profile

76 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, up 245% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in TN (6) and OH (6), with Level 3 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

13.2% out-of-service rate; led by Hours of Service (37.2% of violations); top code 392.2 (Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued) cited 10 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 10 drivers; Utility, Freightliner, and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 24.2% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.
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 54,023 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–29 power units (±50% of this carrier's 19 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
4.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 54,023 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
24.2%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 54,023 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +9.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gaps detected (3)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jul 21, 2017 to Jul 25, 2017 (4 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Nov 8, 2017 to Dec 5, 2017 (27 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 12, 2025 to Feb 14, 2025 (2 days)

Fleet History

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 2 driver-count changes

Record Changes

    • Drivers 19 22
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 10 19
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Drivers 10 19
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 16, 2026 Jun 16, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2026-07

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Ohio (OH) 7 0 0.0% Jul 7, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 6 0 0.0% Mar 23, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 6 1 16.7% Jun 2, 2026
New York (NY) 5 1 20.0% Feb 17, 2026
Colorado (CO) 5 2 40.0% May 3, 2026
Indiana (IN) 4 0 0.0% Mar 10, 2026
Oregon (OR) 3 1 33.3% May 7, 2026
Missouri (MO) 3 0 0.0% Apr 11, 2026
Alabama (AL) 3 1 33.3% Jun 8, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 3 0 0.0% May 7, 2026
California (CA) 3 0 0.0% Oct 16, 2025
Louisiana (LA) 3 0 0.0% Mar 18, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 2 0 0.0% Aug 12, 2025
Iowa (IA) 2 2 100.0% Jan 12, 2026
Illinois (IL) 2 1 50.0% May 27, 2026
Maryland (MD) 2 0 0.0% May 11, 2026
New Jersey (NJ) 2 0 0.0% Sep 7, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 2 0 0.0% Jun 29, 2026
US (US) 2 1 50.0% Jul 15, 2026
Utah (UT) 2 1 50.0% Jan 23, 2026
Virginia (VA) 2 0 0.0% Apr 23, 2026
Minnesota (MN) 1 0 0.0% Mar 25, 2026
Oklahoma (OK) 1 0 0.0% Jul 28, 2025
Maine (ME) 1 0 0.0% Feb 12, 2026
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Jul 13, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% Mar 5, 2026
South Dakota (SD) 1 0 0.0% Jan 13, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 1 0 0.0% Sep 28, 2024
Montana (MT) 1 1 100.0% Feb 6, 2026
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Nov 21, 2024
Texas (TX) 1 1 100.0% May 20, 2026
Wyoming (WY) 1 1 100.0% Nov 22, 2024
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Oct 10, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Utility 78
Freightliner 51
Volvo 33
Great Dane 12
Kenworth 8
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 0.38 0 Jul 20, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Jul 20, 2026
Hours of Service 15 1.77 2 Jul 20, 2026
Unsafe Driving 10 9.22 9 Jul 20, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 16 3.48 3 Jul 20, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (113 rows) View all 113 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88418996 Jul 15, 2026 US 2
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55D2-B No
88413723 Jul 13, 2026 GA 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 395.24, 392.2-SLLLR No
88352519 Jul 7, 2026 OH 2
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.2-SLLSR, 393.9B-LSML, 393.9A-LIL No
88295477 Jun 29, 2026 NM 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88091532 Jun 8, 2026 AL 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
6 393.75A3-TAOL, 395.22H1-ELDNUM, 395.24 Yes
88036424 Jun 2, 2026 TN 3
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87983887 May 27, 2026 IL 3
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 391.11B2-Q Yes
87938912 May 20, 2026 TX 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.9, 393.75A Yes
87828752 May 11, 2026 MD 2
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
87791856 May 7, 2026 PA 3
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLSR No
87786394 May 7, 2026 OR 3
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87759433 May 3, 2026 CO 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 383.51A-LCDLRSWD Yes
87721961 Apr 29, 2026 OR 3 EMIGRANT HILL OR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 8E-HOSPDELDT Yes
87667120 Apr 23, 2026 VA 1 STEPHENS CITY VA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87616829 Apr 17, 2026 OH 3 AMHERST OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 2-SLLIFTA, 2-SLLSR, 17C-PI No
87591346 Apr 14, 2026 TN 2 ARDMORE TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 2-SLLTCD No
87602727 Apr 11, 2026 MO 3 COLUMBIA MO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87506065 Apr 7, 2026 PA 3 KIDDER TWP PA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 No
87456267 Mar 25, 2026 MN 3 MOORHEAD MN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
87370542 Mar 23, 2026 KY 1 MOREHEAD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87355755 Mar 21, 2026 TN 3 MOHAWK TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87340686 Mar 18, 2026 LA 3 HAMMOND LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.8E-HOSPD No
87307508 Mar 10, 2026 IN 2 CHESTERTON IN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD, 395.3A3II No
87252079 Mar 9, 2026 IL 2 il-026---carlock---i-74-w/b
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87223933 Mar 5, 2026 SC 3 LEXINGTON SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLL No
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AL0004724324 Nov 13, 2024 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0904557153 Aug 15, 2024 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0003258613 Jul 29, 2024 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0107435305 Aug 24, 2023 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0904313752 Jun 30, 2023 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002015180 Sep 10, 2020 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA000591400X Jan 7, 2020 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (4 PDFs)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 9, 2021 MC822963-P REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Dec 15, 2017 MC822963-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Jul 31, 2017 MC822963-P TRANSFER PERMIT TRANSFER →
Sep 18, 2013 MC822963-P CPL PERMIT CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (18 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY TINCA4629081 91X $750,000 Dec 26, 2025 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-XPT-IN-19-S0353382-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 12, 2025 Dec 26, 2025 REPLACED
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-XPT-IN-19-S0353382-00 BIPD/Primary Apr 17, 2025 Nov 12, 2025 REPLACED
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-XPT-IN-19-S0353382-00 BIPD/Primary Apr 17, 2025 Dec 3, 2025 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-XPT-IN-19-S0353382-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 14, 2025 May 7, 2025 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-XPT-IN-19-S0353382-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 14, 2025 Apr 17, 2025 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 2 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 12, 2025 to Feb 14, 2025
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA989843944 BIPD/Primary Dec 1, 2024 Feb 12, 2025 CANCELLED
ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY Q12 5130592 BIPD/Primary Dec 1, 2019 Dec 1, 2024 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 6358613 BIPD/Primary Dec 5, 2017 Dec 1, 2019 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 27 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Nov 8, 2017 to Dec 5, 2017
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199525735 BIPD Jul 25, 2017 Nov 8, 2017 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 4 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jul 21, 2017 to Jul 25, 2017
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199525735 BIPD/Primary Jun 9, 2017 Jul 21, 2017 TRANSFERRED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199525735 BIPD/Primary Nov 29, 2016 Jun 9, 2017 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199518493 BIPD/Primary Feb 18, 2014 Nov 29, 2016 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199518493 BIPD/Primary Feb 18, 2014 Dec 28, 2016 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199518493 BIPD/Primary Sep 12, 2013 Feb 18, 2014 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 26, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Dec 3, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Nov 13, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  4. Nov 12, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. May 7, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Apr 18, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  7. Apr 17, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Feb 18, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  9. Feb 12, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Feb 12, 2025
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 2 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 14, 2025)
  11. Dec 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Mar 9, 2021
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  13. Feb 8, 2021
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Oct 26, 2020
    oos
    Out-of-service order — Unsatisfactory = Unfit
  15. Dec 1, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Nov 14, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  17. Nov 14, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  18. Nov 14, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  19. Nov 8, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  20. Nov 8, 2017
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 27 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Dec 5, 2017)
  21. Jul 25, 2017
    authority
    TRANSFER CONSUMMATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  22. Jul 21, 2017
    insurance
    TRANSFER — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  23. Jul 21, 2017
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 4 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 25, 2017)
  24. Jun 9, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Jun 9, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  26. Dec 28, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  27. Dec 6, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  28. Nov 29, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  29. Feb 18, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  30. Feb 14, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
RATON PORT OF ENTRY NM 3 0
MOREHEAD KY 2 0
ROADSIDE NJ 2 0
ROAD SIDE OH 2 0
ROADSIDE OH 2 0
AL AL 1 0
COTTONDALE AL AL 1 0
INTERSTATE AZ 1 0
TUCSON AZ AZ 1 0
CAJON NORTHBOUND SCALES CA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving 22 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 3 0
395.8(f)(7) 395.8(f)(7) Hours of Service 3 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.60(a) Unauthorized passenger on board CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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How to verify J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC

  1. Verify USDOT and MC numbers match the carrier's documents. Compare the USDOT number and MC docket on this page to the numbers on the carrier's invoice, rate confirmation, or load-board listing. A mismatch between the carrier's claimed numbers and the registered legal name is the single most common red flag.
  2. Check active operating authority and insurance status. Confirm the Authority Records show at least one ACTIVE docket for the type of operation you're booking, and that the Active Insurance card lists a current BIPD/Primary policy. A revoked authority or uninsured carrier cannot legally operate.
  3. Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
  4. Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
  5. Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions about J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC

Is J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC an active motor carrier?
Yes. J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2393885 and is currently shown as Active in the agency's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Active status means the carrier may legally operate, contingent on continuous insurance and authority filings.
What is J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC's safety rating?
J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC is unrated. FMCSA assigns formal safety ratings only after a compliance review, and the agency has not yet completed one for this carrier. Being unrated is not by itself a red flag — most active carriers in the database are unrated. Review the inspection and BASIC data below to assess on-road performance.
How many inspections has J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC had?
113 roadside inspections are on file for J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC in FMCSA's MCMIS database. Each inspection is summarized in the Inspection History section below — sortable by date, state, level, and out-of-service result. Newer inspections are pulled from the FMCSA SMS data feed daily.
What is J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC's out-of-service rate?
J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC's peak out-of-service rate is 24.2% (whichever is higher of driver-OOS or vehicle-OOS, computed from FMCSA roadside inspection data). The national averages are roughly 6.7% for drivers and 23.4% for vehicles — see the peer-context card on this page for a side-by-side comparison.
Where is J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC based?
J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 2056 LOUISIANA ST, GARY, Indiana 46407. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC have valid operating authority?
Yes. J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC holds 1 active FMCSA operating authority (MC822963). Each docket appears in the Authority Records section below with its full event history. Active authority means the carrier may legally operate as a for-hire carrier, contingent on current insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings.
How many trucks and drivers does J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC operate?
J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC self-reports 19 power units and 22 drivers on its most recent FMCSA Form MCS-150 filing. Power-unit and driver counts come from the carrier directly and are required to be updated every two years; very large fluctuations between filings can indicate fleet changes worth investigating.
Has J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC had any crashes?
7 FMCSA-reportable crashes are on file for J & A & SONS TRUCKING INC in MCMIS. A reportable crash is one resulting in a fatality, an injury requiring medical attention, or a vehicle disabled and towed from the scene. The full crash log is on the Crashes subpage with date, state, and outcome details.

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