J C HUNT INC

DBA: PAYLESS TOWING

Joins 10 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 5.60% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 5.60% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — J C HUNT INC (USDOT 2759129)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 5.60% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 5.60% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2759129/
As of: Oct 27, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2759129 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOSHUA HUFF Other Based in BAKERSFIELD, CA

FMCSA census as of Oct 27, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 5.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 5.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=229539 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

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2759129

In FMCSA records since Jul 1, 2015 (~11y)

Company officer JOSHUA HUFF

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Other

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Contact & address

Phone: (661) 325-7700

Physical

1400 WASHINGTON ST

BAKERSFIELD, CA 93305

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2759129

In FMCSA records since Jul 1, 2015 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 5.6% vs 23.4% -17.8 pts

Driver OOS Rate 5.6% vs 6.7% -1.1 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 29 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	10	10	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	10%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

5.6%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

Compared against 229,539 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

5.6%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 229,539 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +5.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

5.6%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 229,539 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +5.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2023-10 2025-10

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)	10	1	10.0%	Oct 30, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Hino		9
Chevrolet		2
Ford		2
Freightliner		2
Kenworth		2
Peterbilt		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.10	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	1.21	1	—	Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (29 rows) View all 29 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86201321	Oct 30, 2025	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD AREA	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 08398Z3 · 5PVNJ7AN5R5T50827	0	—	No
86186467	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 08398Z3 · 5PVNJ7AN5R5T50827	3	393.9A-LTSI, 392.2-SLLEQP, 393.9A-LFTSI	Yes
86173410	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 34573R1 · 3FRXF7FG0CV187944	0	—	No
86173409	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 99906J2 · 1FVACXCY7GHHD3117	1	392.2-SLLSR	No
86173408	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet CA 59899A4 · 1HTKJPVK0KH317387	1	396.5B-L	No
86173407	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 97905B3 · 2NKHHM6X7MM439775	0	—	No
86173351	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 19021L2 · 5PVNJ8JN9J4S53422	0	—	No
86173350	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 99115A4 · 5PVNJ7AN6R5T50688	0	—	No
86173349	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 47988P2 · 5PVNJ8JN1K4S53612	0	—	No
86173348	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 29089Z3 · 2NPKHM6X9RM694273	0	—	No
82982591	Oct 23, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 47988P2 · 5PVNJ8JN1K4S53612	0	—	No
83054233	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet CA 59899A4 · 1HTKJPVK0KH317387	0	—	No
83054232	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 97905B3 · 2NKHHM6X7MM439775	0	—	No
83053551	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 29089Z3 · 2NPKHM6X9RM694273	0	—	No
83053550	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 34573R1 · 3FRXF7FG0CV187944	1	391.41A	Yes
83053549	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 99115A4 · 5PVNJ7AN6R5T50688	0	—	No
83053548	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 99906J2 · 1FVACXCY7GHHD3117	0	—	No
82970570	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD AREA	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 19021L2 · 5PVNJ8JN9J4S53422	0	—	No
80055183	Oct 31, 2023	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 19021L2 · 5PVNJ8JN9J4S53422	0	—	No
80571425	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	ca-1142-s.-p-street,-bakersfield	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet CA 05539D3 · 1HTKJPVK0KH317387	0	—	No
80571386	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	ca-1142-s.-p-street,-bakersfield	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 65267V1 · 5PVNJ8JN6F4S51957	0	—	No
80571369	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	ca-1142-s.-p-street,-bakersfield	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 34573R1 · 3FRXF7FG0CV187944	0	—	No
80571368	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	ca-1142-s.-p-street,-bakersfield	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 07716N2 · 1FTXW43R78EC18482	0	—	No
80000463	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 97905B3 · 2NKHHM6X7MM439775	0	—	No
80000442	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 97905B3 · 2NKHHM6X7MM439775	1	393.75(a)(1)	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CA4201800360	Jan 30, 2018	CA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	CA	12	2
BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	CA	6	1
BAKERSFIELD	CA	5	0
BAKERSFIELD AREA	CA	2	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.75(a)(1)	Tire-ply or belt material exposed	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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