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AFM TRANSPORT INC

VILONIA, AR

Joins 15 roadside inspections (24 mo), 2 authority dockets, BIPD on file (Northland Insurance Company) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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 · Apr 19, 2025
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 Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, 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 — AFM TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2981225)
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:
  • 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 — Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2981225/
As of: Sep 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2981225 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: LAURIE LYNN EMMONS Company officer 2: SHEA WILLIAM EMMONS General Freight Based in VILONIA, AR

FMCSA census as of Sep 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 28.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=323611 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Company officer 2 LAURIE LYNN EMMONS → SHEA WILLIAM EMMONS · Sep 21, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Company officer SHEA WILLIAM EMMONS → LAURIE LYNN EMMONS · Sep 21, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • DBA J & S TRUCKING → — · Aug 31, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • DBA — → J & S TRUCKING · Aug 16, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2981225
In FMCSA records since Mar 3, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC14330 , MC014330
Company officer LAURIE LYNN EMMONS
Company officer 2 SHEA WILLIAM EMMONS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 3 units
Drivers 3
Annual mileage 418,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (501) 808-9484
Email: [email protected]
Physical
40 BUSH LANE
VILONIA, AR 72173
Mailing
PO BOX 962
VILONIA, AR 72173
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2981225
In FMCSA records since Mar 3, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 418,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 28.6% vs 23.4% +5.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.60 vs 1.80 -0.20
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 2017-04-26 (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 3 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 23 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 15 15 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 13.33% —
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
3
Drivers
3
Inspections
23
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
28.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 28.6% 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 323,611 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 323,611 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
28.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 323,611 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +28.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 2 officer changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer 2 LAURIE LYNN EMMONS SHEA WILLIAM EMMONS
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Company officer SHEA WILLIAM EMMONS LAURIE LYNN EMMONS
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA J & S TRUCKING —
      FMCSA Company Census
  3. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA — J & S TRUCKING
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (17 months)

2023-11 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
9 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
9 violations
2 OOS · 22.2%
Hours of Service
5 violations
Driver Fitness
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 3 0 0.0% Oct 31, 2025
Maryland (MD) 2 1 50.0% Nov 13, 2024
Kansas (KS) 2 0 0.0% Aug 13, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Oct 8, 2024
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Apr 16, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Jan 15, 2025
Nevada (NV) 1 0 0.0% May 22, 2025
Tennessee (TN) 1 1 100.0% Jan 15, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 1 0 0.0% Nov 22, 2024
Arizona (AZ) 1 0 0.0% Feb 22, 2025
Idaho (ID) 1 0 0.0% Jun 25, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Utility 14
Kenworth 14
Great Dane 7
Peterbilt 5
Custom Scott 1
International 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.04 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 4 — 2.43 2 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 4.00 4 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 5.33 5 — Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (23 rows) View all 23 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88692839 Aug 13, 2026 KS 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K819203 · 1XKYD49X0LJ417023
0 — No
88479121 Jul 20, 2026 KS 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
4 395.24, 395.8E-HOSPD, 395.30B1-ELDDFR No
88254617 Jun 25, 2026 ID 3 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Custom Scott
AR K833138 · 3HSDJSNR9EN759897
1 392.2-SLLTL No
86823678 Jan 15, 2026 TN 1 STANTON TN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86236165 Oct 31, 2025 TX 2 US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K833138 · 3HSDJSNR9EN759897
1 393.9H No
85623738 Aug 26, 2025 TX 2 IH-30 MM 187 WB
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K819203 · 1XKYD49X0LJ417023
0 — No
84756620 May 22, 2025 NV 3 nv-ir15/mm25
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
5 396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLLS4, 392.2-SLLIFTA No
84451192 Apr 16, 2025 AR 3 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
84096378 Mar 7, 2025 TX 2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
4 393.60D, 392.2W, 393.60C No
83963549 Feb 22, 2025 AZ 3 FLAGSTAFF AZ
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
4 392.2-SLLEQP, 395.3A1-HOSPD, 395.8E-HOSPCDOOS No
83614426 Jan 15, 2025 NE 3 NORTH PLATTE EAST BOUND
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K825848 · 1XPBD49X6KD629163
2 392.2IRP, 392.2-SLLEWG1 No
83242807 Nov 22, 2024 KY 1 LONDON
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K819203 · 1XPXDP9X3LD672884
2 393.47E, 393.53B No
83145525 Nov 13, 2024 MD 2 CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K819203 · 1XPXDP9X3LD672884
2 393.45B2-B-AIR, 392.2-SLLTL Yes
83048158 Oct 31, 2024 MD 2 md-rt-13-n/b-salisbury-scalehouse
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
2 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD No
82869090 Oct 8, 2024 IL 3 I57
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
0 — No
82115543 Jul 14, 2024 SD 3 JEFFERSON SD
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K819203 · 1XKYD49X0LJ417023
0 — No
80901158 Feb 13, 2024 GA 3 DOUGLASVILLE GA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ124928
2 395.24, 392.2-SLLLR No
80807200 Feb 8, 2024 CA 1 CACHE CREEK SCALE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K819203 · 1XKYD49X0LJ417023
0 — No
80334174 Dec 6, 2023 AZ 3 EHRENBERG PORT OF ENTRY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K826861 · 1XKYDP9X8FJ454066
4 395.8(a)(1), 396.17(c), 391.41(a)(1) Yes
80210796 Nov 16, 2023 CA 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K820002 · 1XPBD49X6KD629163
1 393.45(b)(2) Yes
80210808 Nov 13, 2023 CA 2 GILROY IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K817851 · 1XPXDP9X3LD672884
1 395.8(e)(1) Yes
79487896 Aug 22, 2023 CA 1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K817851 · 1XPXDP9X3LD672884
0 — No
78614873 May 12, 2023 AR 1 ar-crawford-county(alma-west-stn)
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K819203 · 1XKYD49X0LJ417023
2 393.53(b), 393.47(e) No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AR2023502298 Jan 13, 2023 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5XGAHQE1I1 Dec 30, 2020 TX 0 2 Yes No Injury
MS5401204452 Sep 24, 2020 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC14330
Active
Granted Apr 26, 2017
View full authority record →
common
MC014330
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 26, 2017 MC14330-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Apr 6, 2017 MC14330 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (15 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN397567 91X $1,000,000 Apr 19, 2025 On file ACTIVE
Northland Insurance Company WN397567 BMC-91X — Apr 19, 2025 On file ACTIVE
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY BBRCXLTAR011400_060470_01 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2024 Apr 19, 2025 REPLACED
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY W08AF00223 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2022 Apr 19, 2024 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EEX-BRS0129 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2022 REPLACED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460-3 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2020 Apr 19, 2021 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460-3 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2020 Apr 19, 2020 REPLACED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460-3 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460-2 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2019 Jul 11, 2019 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460-2 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2019 Apr 19, 2019 REPLACED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460-2 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2019 Apr 19, 2020 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460-1 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2018 Apr 19, 2019 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2017 Apr 19, 2017 REPLACED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2017 Apr 19, 2018 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400460 BIPD/Primary — Apr 19, 2017 Nov 25, 2017 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 19, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Apr 19, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Apr 17, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Apr 19, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Apr 19, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Apr 19, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Sep 14, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Aug 21, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Apr 20, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Apr 19, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Apr 19, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Jul 11, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Apr 19, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Apr 19, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Apr 19, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Apr 20, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Apr 19, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Nov 25, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Oct 31, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Apr 26, 2017
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  21. Apr 26, 2017
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  22. Apr 19, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR AR 1 0
EHRENBERG PORT OF ENTRY AZ 1 1
FLAGSTAFF AZ AZ 1 0
CACHE CREEK SCALE CA 1 0
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF CA 1 0
GILROY IF CA 1 1
DOUGLASVILLE GA GA 1 0
I57 IL 1 0
LONDON KY 1 0
CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE MD 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 1 1
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 1 1

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