JS EXPRESS LLC
KNOXVILLE, TN
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- 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 Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — JS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3982630) 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: • 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 — Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% On file: • 2 active operating authorities • Insurance on file · $750,000 — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3982630/ As of: Aug 28, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
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.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
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.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 12.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=176331 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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.
2 active liability filings
Company profile
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.
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.
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InsuranceGEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYPolicy effective Jan 31, 2025
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Process Agent#1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC1491616ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 14 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 23.08% | 30.77% | — |
| 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%).
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.
JS EXPRESS LLC had 13 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 46.2%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 10.0.
13 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in KY (3) and NC (2).
46.2% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.
The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Freightliner, Hyundai Translead, and Hino are the most-inspected makes.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 176,331 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).
Historical coverage gap detected (1)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 3, 2024 to Jan 8, 2024 (5 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)
Violations by BASIC Category
Activity by State
| State | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Last Inspection |
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| Kentucky (KY) | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| North Carolina (NC) | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Tennessee (TN) | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Alabama (AL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Aug 1, 2025 |
| Ohio (OH) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Michigan (MI) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Florida (FL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Georgia (GA) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Jan 17, 2025 |
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 1 | — | 0.04 | 0 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 2 | — | 1.52 | 2 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | — | 10.00 | 10 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | — | 7.23 | 7 | — | 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 (14 rows) View all 14 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 88792129 | Aug 25, 2026 | PA | 1 | BEDFORD TWP PA |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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22 | 396.3A1-BOS, 396.3A1-BALR, 393.45B2-BHTD | Yes |
| 88764468 | Aug 20, 2026 | OH | 2 | — |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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4 | 391.41APC, 393.75A1-TFBMF, 393.75B-TF | Yes |
| 88264506 | Jun 26, 2026 | TN | 3 | — |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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2 | 392.2-SLLEQP | No |
| 88150517 | Jun 15, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 396.5B-HWSL | Yes |
| 87585384 | Apr 14, 2026 | NC | 2 | — |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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2 | 8A-ELD, 2RG | Yes |
| 87489692 | Apr 2, 2026 | FL | 3 | ALACHUA FL |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | — | No |
| 85722402 | Sep 6, 2025 | NC | 2 | US601 |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 85397316 | Aug 4, 2025 | KY | 3 | LONDON |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 85379747 | Aug 1, 2025 | AL | 3 | VALLEY HEAD AL |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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3 | 395.8A1-HOSP, 392.2-SLLML, 392.2-SLLS4 | Yes |
| 85033820 | Jun 23, 2025 | TN | 2 | KNOXVILLE TN |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.207F-SDAS | Yes |
| 84924357 | Jun 10, 2025 | MI | 1 | — |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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5 | 391.41A-MCPC, 392.2-SLLSR, 390.21TB1-MC | No |
| 83858494 | Feb 13, 2025 | KY | 3 | PINEVILLE |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 83678798 | Jan 17, 2025 | GA | 3 | UNADILLA GA |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLL | No |
| 82272895 | Jul 31, 2024 | MO | 3 | FREDERICKTOWN MO |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 392.2 | No |
Authority Records (2 dockets)
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 | |
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| Dec 1, 2022 | MC1491616-C | CPL | REVOCATION | CPL → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | 9300106691 | 91X | $750,000 | Jan 31, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| GEiCO Marine Insurance Company | 9300106691 | BMC-91X | — | Jan 31, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC | URG-01059 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | 2-XPT-TN-19-S0115681-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 8, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | REPLACED |
| Coverage gap — 5 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 3, 2024 to Jan 8, 2024 | ||||||
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | CA963618536 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 21, 2022 | Jan 3, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | CA963445273 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 15, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | REPLACED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Jan 31, 2025insuranceCANCEL — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
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Jan 27, 2025
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Jan 31, 2024insuranceTERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 3, 2024insuranceCANCEL — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
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Jan 3, 2024insurance gapCoverage gap: 5 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 8, 2024)
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Dec 1, 2022
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Nov 21, 2022insuranceTERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
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| VALLEY HEAD AL | AL | 1 | 1 |
| ALACHUA FL | FL | 1 | 0 |
| UNADILLA GA | GA | 1 | 0 |
| LONDON | KY | 1 | 0 |
| PINEVILLE | KY | 1 | 0 |
| FREDERICKTOWN MO | MO | 1 | 0 |
| US601 | NC | 1 | 0 |
| BEDFORD TWP PA | PA | 1 | 1 |
| KNOXVILLE TN | TN | 1 | 1 |
Top Violation Codes Cited
| Code | Description | Category | Cited | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392.2 | Violation of Local Laws | Unsafe Driving | 2 | 0 |
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Docket MC1491616
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
91X policy on file
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UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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#1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC
BOC-3 process agent · 46,394 carriers served
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14 inspections
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