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JOHNS' GROUP LLC

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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 · Aug 20, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 7.70% Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — JOHNS' GROUP LLC (USDOT 2751763)
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: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 7.70%

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2751763/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2751763 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: NATHAN JOHNS Company officer 2: VIRGAL JOHNS Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in FORTUNA, CA

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 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 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 7.7% (worse). n=113386 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

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2751763
In FMCSA records since Jul 1, 2015 (~11y)
Company officer NATHAN JOHNS
Company officer 2 VIRGAL JOHNS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction
Fleet size 9 units
Drivers 6
Annual mileage 200,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (707) 725-3898
Email: [email protected]
Physical
880 SOUTH FORTUNA BLVD
FORTUNA, CA 95540
Mailing
P O BOX 34
HYDESVILLE, CA 95547
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2751763
In FMCSA records since Jul 1, 2015 (~11y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 200,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 25.0% vs 6.7% +18.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.80 vs 1.80 +0.00
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 13 0 0
Trucks 6 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 0
OOS inspections 1 3 0
OOS percentage 20% 60% —
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
9
Drivers
6
Inspections
10
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
4
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 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

JOHNS' GROUP LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 80.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 10.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (4) and MT (1).

Violation profile

80.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 9 power units (small fleet) and 6 drivers; Peterbilt, Whit, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 113,386 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–14 power units (±50% of this carrier's 9 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
25%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 113,386 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
7.7%
Median across 113,386 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +25.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2023-10 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
4 violations
2 OOS · 50.0%
Unsafe Driving
3 violations
Driver Fitness
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%
Hours of Service
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) 4 3 75.0% Aug 26, 2026
Montana (MT) 1 1 100.0% Dec 31, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 7
Whit 2
Hmde 1
Kenworth 1
Lking 1
Morbark 1
Trailer 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 2.85 3 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.28 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 9.60 10 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88810207 Aug 26, 2026 CA 1 LITTLE RIVER SCALES
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 67497N1 · 1XP5DB9X31D528789
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.45D-B Yes
87287300 Mar 12, 2026 CA 1 HUNTS SCALE
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 06394B2 · 1NPTLP0XXHD414992
3 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.47A-BCFSBD, 393.45D-B Yes
86684153 Dec 31, 2025 MT 3 SHELBY MT
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 46622B3 · 1NKCL40X5BR947623
5 383.95-LCDL, 392.2-SLL, 395.24 Yes
84460720 Apr 18, 2025 CA 1 HUNTS SCALE
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 14624P1 · 1NPTD40X5FD262807
0 — No
84368935 Apr 10, 2025 CA 1 US-101 AT LITTLE RIVER SCALES
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 14624P1 · 1NPTD40X5FD262807
1 393.45B2-BHTD Yes
81977106 Jun 26, 2024 CA 2 MIRANDA SCALES
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 14624P1 · 1NPTD40X5FD262807
0 — No
80176122 Nov 15, 2023 CA 1 SB MIRANDA SCALE
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 14624P1 · 1NPTD40X5FD262807
0 — No
79890743 Oct 11, 2023 CA 2 ca-sb-s/of-sr-36
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9B14647 · 1XPFDB9X2VD439533
3 392.2 No
79465067 Aug 21, 2023 CA 2 NB MIRANDA SCALE
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 67497N1 · 1XP5DB9X31D528789
2 392.2, 393.26 No
78736156 May 25, 2023 CA 1 SB MIRANDA SCALE
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 29749W1 · 5KKRALDR89PAK3031
0 — No
Recent Crashes (4 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA1252400586 Aug 23, 2024 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA1202400094 Apr 29, 2024 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA1262110396 Nov 11, 2021 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA1251800669 Jul 24, 2018 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC010142
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC010142 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (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.

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 3, 2017 MC10142-P CPL PERMIT CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY BUI-014601 91X $1,000,000 Aug 20, 2024 On file ACTIVE
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY BUI-002562 BIPD/Primary — Jun 6, 2018 Aug 20, 2024 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY BUI-002562 BIPD/Primary — Jun 6, 2018 Sep 5, 2024 CANCELLED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY BUI-002562 BIPD/Primary — Feb 9, 2017 Jun 6, 2018 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY BUI-002562 BIPD/Primary — Feb 9, 2017 Jul 9, 2018 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 5, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Aug 21, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  3. Aug 20, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Jul 9, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jun 7, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  6. Jun 6, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Mar 3, 2017
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
HUNTS SCALE CA 2 1
SB MIRANDA SCALE CA 2 0
LITTLE RIVER SCALES CA 1 1
MIRANDA SCALES CA 1 0
NB MIRANDA SCALE CA 1 0
US-101 AT LITTLE RIVER SCALES CA 1 1
SHELBY MT MT 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.26 Requirements for reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
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