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JOHN LIRA

DBA: J LIRA TRUCKING

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 · Apr 13, 2026
Policy effective · Jul 23, 2026
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • 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.
  • Prior insurance gap · 334 days May 14, 2025 → Apr 13, 2026
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Southlake Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC 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 — JOHN LIRA (USDOT 2650801)
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.
  • 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.
  • Prior insurance gap · 334 days — May 14, 2025 → Apr 13, 2026

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Southlake Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2650801/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2650801 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOHN LIRA General Freight Other Based in FRESNO, CA Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 78/100). 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=195605 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 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

3 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2650801
In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)
MC / docket MC1671533
Company officer JOHN LIRA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Other
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 146,285 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (559) 708-9830
Email: [email protected]
Physical
4537 W PINE AVENUE
FRESNO, CA 93722
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2650801
In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 146,285 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 1.29 vs 1.80 -0.51
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 2024-10-02 (702 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 5 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 7 7 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 14.29% —
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
5
Drivers
5
Inspections
9
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
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

J LIRA TRUCKING had 7 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 14.3%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 4.0.

Inspection profile

7 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (7 stops).

Violation profile

14.3% out-of-service rate, below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Volvo, Wabash National, and Vanr 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 195,605 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,605 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 195,605 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 14, 2025 to Apr 13, 2026 (334 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2023-12 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
8 violations
4 OOS · 50.0%
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 7 1 14.3% Jun 23, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Volvo 9
Wabash National 6
Utility 2
Vanguard 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 — Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 3.75 4 — Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 4.37 4 — Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88227083 Jun 23, 2026 CA 1 GILROY IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
1 392.2-SLLEQP No
88178150 Jun 17, 2026 CA 3 GILROY IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
0 — No
87630769 Apr 20, 2026 CA 2 I-680 NB @ ANDRADE RD
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
1 2-SLLTCD No
87218024 Mar 4, 2026 CA 1 CASTAIC IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
5 396.5B-HWSL, 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.55E-B Yes
87206213 Mar 3, 2026 CA 1 GILROY IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
3 393.47E, 392.2-SLLEQP, 393.53B-B No
85995596 Oct 7, 2025 CA 2 GILROY IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
1 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB No
84941100 Jun 5, 2025 CA 2 GILROY IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
0 — No
82385574 Aug 9, 2024 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
0 — No
80484743 Dec 26, 2023 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G70939 · 4V4NC9TH1HN990694
0 — No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA4261900116 Feb 26, 2019 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1671533
Active
Granted Oct 2, 2024
View full authority record →
common
MC1671533
Active
—
View full authority record →
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
Oct 2, 2024 MC1671533-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Southlake Specialty Insurance Company DRPCA102092 BMC-91X — Jul 23, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DRPCA102092 91X $750,000 Apr 13, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DRPCA102092 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Apr 13, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Coverage gap — 334 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 14, 2025 to Apr 13, 2026
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN375240 BIPD/Primary — Sep 12, 2024 May 14, 2025 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN375240 BIPD/Primary — Sep 12, 2024 Apr 22, 2025 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 17, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Southlake Specialty Insurance Company
  2. Aug 17, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  3. Aug 5, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Southlake Specialty Insurance Company
  4. Jul 18, 2026
    authority
    Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  5. Apr 16, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Apr 13, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. May 14, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. May 14, 2025
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 334 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 13, 2026)
  9. Apr 24, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Apr 22, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Oct 2, 2024
    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
GILROY IF CA 5 0
GRAPEVINE IF CA 2 0
CASTAIC IF CA 1 1
I-680 NB @ ANDRADE RD CA 1 0
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    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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