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Critical regulatory warnings
  • Common (Property) authority is currently revoked as of Dec 10, 2024 · Docket MC1002458.

K & J TRANSPORT LLC

RIO RICO, AZ

USDOT 3210497 Active Based in RIO RICO, AZ

K & J TRANSPORT LLC is a motor carrier based in RIO RICO, AZ, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 3210497. 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 1 power unit and 3 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 100.0%. 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. Most carriers are unrated until they undergo a compliance review — being unrated is not, by itself, a red flag, but it does mean federal investigators have not formally evaluated the carrier's safety management practices. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier Overview

K & J TRANSPORT LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 3 drivers, based in Rio Rico, AZ. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 100.0% out-of-service rate, with no reportable crashes on file. The carrier currently has no active BIPD/Primary coverage on file, and operating authority is active for common.

Power Units
1
Drivers
3
Inspections
3
last 24 months included
OOS Rate (peak)
100.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
1 active

Active filings

Safety Snapshot

Inspection Profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, down 50% versus the prior 24 months, most heavily in AZ (1 stops), with Level 2 inspections the most common.

Violation Profile

100.0% out-of-service rate; led by Hours of Service (53.3% of violations); top code 395.8A (Failing to keep RODS) cited 8 times.

Fleet Profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Kenworth and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

Compliance

Operating Authority
Common 1 active
Common (Property) 1 revoked
Full authority records below ↓
Active Insurance
1 active policy
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 15.00 vs 1.80 +13.20
BOC-3 Process Agent
Serves 102,641 carriers
Location & Contact
972 CALLE ROBALO
RIO RICO, AZ 85648
Phone: 5204702525
Registration
USDOT 3210497
Operation A
MCS-150 mileage 165,792 mi

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above the 10–15% national average.
Authority revoked
3 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 246,676 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 246,676 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
100%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 246,676 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025 (85 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 6, 2022 to Dec 12, 2022 (6 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 27, 2025 (85 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-02 2025-02

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
Arizona (AZ) 1 1 100.0% Feb 19, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 2
Utility 2
Clement-Br 1
Peterbilt 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

SMS data not available

FMCSA's Safety Measurement System has not published per-BASIC scores for this carrier yet. This typically means the carrier doesn't meet minimum exposure thresholds (inspections/power units), or their SMS snapshot hasn't been ingested.

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
83939673 Feb 19, 2025 AZ 2 CASA GRANDE AZ
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
15 392.9AA1, 395.8A, 393.60D Yes
80712690 Jan 22, 2024 AZ 3 TUCSON AZ
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78970578 Jun 22, 2023 AZ 2 INTERSTATE
KW TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55(e) No
Authority Records (2 dockets)

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Dec 10, 2024 MC1002458 Common (Property) REVOKED
MC Certificate Documents (4 PDFs)

Operating-authority certificates and decision notices filed with FMCSA. Each PDF is the original 2-page daily record. Click a row to view or download.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 5, 2025 MC1002458-C REI REINSTATEMENT View PDF →
Dec 16, 2022 MC1002458-C REI REINSTATEMENT View PDF →
Dec 23, 2020 MC1002458-C REI REINSTATEMENT View PDF →
Dec 12, 2018 MC1002458-C CPL REVOCATION View PDF →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (10 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Effective Cancel Status
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA993712992 BIPD/Primary Aug 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA993712992 BIPD/Primary Feb 27, 2025 Aug 1, 2025 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 85 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 27, 2025
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA963978215 BIPD/Primary Dec 12, 2022 Dec 4, 2024 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 6 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 6, 2022 to Dec 12, 2022
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0000516-02 BIPD/Primary Dec 6, 2021 Dec 6, 2022 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0000516-01 BIPD/Primary Dec 6, 2020 Dec 6, 2021 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0000516-00 BIPD/Primary Dec 6, 2019 Dec 6, 2020 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY LZK-0001114-00 BIPD/Primary Jul 5, 2019 Dec 6, 2019 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY LZK-0001114-00 BIPD/Primary Dec 6, 2018 Jul 5, 2019 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 1, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Jul 9, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Mar 5, 2025
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Dec 10, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Dec 10, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  6. Dec 10, 2024
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 85 days (through Mar 5, 2025)
  7. Dec 4, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  8. Dec 4, 2024
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 85 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 27, 2025)
  9. Dec 12, 2022
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  10. Dec 12, 2022
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  11. Dec 6, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Dec 6, 2022
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 6 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Dec 12, 2022)
  13. Dec 7, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Dec 6, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Dec 14, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Dec 14, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  17. Dec 6, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Dec 10, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Dec 6, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Jul 5, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED 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
CASA GRANDE AZ AZ 1 1
INTERSTATE AZ 1 0
TUCSON AZ AZ 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.55(e) Coupling device/towing methods defective Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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How to verify K & J TRANSPORT LLC

  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 K & J TRANSPORT LLC

Is K & J TRANSPORT LLC an active motor carrier?
Yes. K & J TRANSPORT LLC is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 3210497 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 K & J TRANSPORT LLC's safety rating?
K & J TRANSPORT LLC 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 K & J TRANSPORT LLC had?
3 roadside inspections are on file for K & J TRANSPORT LLC 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 K & J TRANSPORT LLC's out-of-service rate?
K & J TRANSPORT LLC's peak out-of-service rate is 100.0% (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 K & J TRANSPORT LLC based?
K & J TRANSPORT LLC reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 972 CALLE ROBALO, RIO RICO, Arizona 85648. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does K & J TRANSPORT LLC have valid operating authority?
Yes. K & J TRANSPORT LLC holds 1 active FMCSA operating authority (MC1002458). 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 K & J TRANSPORT LLC operate?
K & J TRANSPORT LLC self-reports 1 power unit and 3 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 K & J TRANSPORT LLC had any crashes?
No FMCSA-reportable crashes are on file for K & J TRANSPORT LLC. Reportable crashes (those involving a fatality, injury requiring medical transport, or a tow-away) are tracked in MCMIS and updated continuously.

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