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FORRESTER JOSEPH TRUCKING INC

Joins 49 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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
Review these
  • 1 fatality on crash record 32 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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TruckCodex risk summary — FORRESTER JOSEPH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 402113)
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:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 32 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/402113/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 402113 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: FORRESTER JOSEPH Coal / Coke Based in CHAVIES, KY

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

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

A 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 11.65% (better). n=78539 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.

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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 402113
In FMCSA records since Jul 25, 1990 (~36y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer FORRESTER JOSEPH
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Coal / Coke
Fleet size 13 units
Drivers 11
Annual mileage 376,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (606) 436-0550
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1265 COAL FIELDS IND DR
CHAVIES, KY 41727
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 402113
In FMCSA records since Jul 25, 1990 (~36y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 376,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.61 vs 1.80 -1.19
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
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
Truck tractors 13 0 0
Trailers 17 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 32 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 95 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 49 49 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 4.08% —
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
13
Drivers
11
Inspections
95
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
1
32 all-time
Authorities
0

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

Compared against 78,539 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–20 power units (±50% of this carrier's 13 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 78,539 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
11.65%
Median across 78,539 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -11.65 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (30 months)

2023-11 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
19 violations
2 OOS · 10.5%
Unsafe Driving
9 violations
General/Admin
2 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Kentucky (KY) 49 2 4.1% Oct 13, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 50
Trailer 42
Western Star 14
Mckt 11
Eadu 5
Kenworth 3
East 2
East Dump 2
Unknown 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 4 — 2.92 3 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 10 — 3.72 4 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (95 rows) View all 95 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89248336 Oct 13, 2026 KY 3 HAZARD KY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY R0S026 · 1XP5DB0X45N876842
0 — No
89084842 Sep 24, 2026 KY 3 HAZARD KY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 235287 · 1XP5DB0X93N807108
0 — No
88999069 Sep 15, 2026 KY 3 HAZARD KY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 843923 · 1NPXGGGG60D793182
0 — No
88968958 Sep 11, 2026 KY 2 HAZARD KY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 843923 · 1NPXGGGG60D793182
1 393.9A-LSLI No
88736935 Aug 19, 2026 KY 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 235287 · 1XP5DB0X93N807108
0 — No
88735583 Aug 19, 2026 KY 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY K5J080 · 1XP5DB0X37N679289
1 393.9A-LFTSI No
88510923 Jul 24, 2026 KY 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 843923 · 1NPXGGGG60D793182
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
88022621 Jun 1, 2026 KY 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 843922 · 1XP5DB0X07N667617
0 — No
87969810 May 27, 2026 KY 3 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 664406 · 5KKXAC005CPBP4205
0 — No
87738649 May 1, 2026 KY 3 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 235287 · 1XP5DB0X93N807108
0 — No
87546403 Apr 10, 2026 KY 3 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY R0S027 · 1XP5DB0X45N876775
1 390.19B2-BIENNIAL No
87300450 Mar 16, 2026 KY 3 HAZARD
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
KY R0N238 · 5KJJABDR9CPBK5022
2 392.2-SLLS2, 393.82-SM No
87224538 Mar 6, 2026 KY 3 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 843922 · 1XP5DB0X07N667617
0 — No
87056474 Feb 16, 2026 KY 2 HAZARD
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
KY R0N238 · 5KJJABDR9CPBK5022
0 — No
87004593 Feb 10, 2026 KY 2 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 253017 · 1XP5DB0X45N876775
5 393.207C-SBML, 393.9A-LIL, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
86458905 Dec 2, 2025 KY 3 CHAVIES
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY R0S027 · 1XP5DB0X45N876775
0 — No
86361493 Nov 19, 2025 KY 3 HAZARD
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 253016 · 2WKEDDXJ2VK947810
1 392.2-SLLSR No
86106903 Oct 21, 2025 KY 3 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 843923 · 1NPXGGGG60D793182
0 — No
86030675 Oct 13, 2025 KY 2 HINDMAN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY K5J080 · 1XP5DB0X37N679289
1 392.16-D No
86030592 Oct 13, 2025 KY 3 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 235287 · 1XP5DB0X93N807108
0 — No
85980413 Oct 7, 2025 KY 2 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 235287 · 1XP5DB0X93N807108
3 393.95K-EE, 390.21TB2-DOT, 393.9A-LSLI No
85937416 Oct 2, 2025 KY 3 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 253037 · 1XP5DB0X45N876842
0 — No
85879590 Sep 25, 2025 KY 2 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY 843923 · 1NPXGGGG60D793182
0 — No
85866274 Sep 24, 2025 KY 2 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY K5J080 · 1XP5DB0X37N679289
0 — No
85825291 Sep 19, 2025 KY 2 HAZARD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY R0N235 · 1XP5DB0X32N573319
2 393.9A-LTSI, 393.19 Yes
Recent Crashes (32 rows) View all 32 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
KY0073119489 Nov 21, 2024 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0072995180 Jan 9, 2024 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0072954608 Sep 15, 2023 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0072813606 Oct 5, 2022 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0072570352 Nov 17, 2020 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0072487313 Mar 11, 2020 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0072346078 Mar 7, 2019 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0072085966 Sep 20, 2017 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0072071987 Aug 22, 2017 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0071929126 Jan 9, 2017 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0071553397 Jan 7, 2015 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0071495299 Aug 25, 2014 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0071381630 Oct 31, 2013 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0071204403 Sep 12, 2012 KY 1 0 Yes No Fatal
KY0070743713 Aug 19, 2009 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0070422634 Mar 20, 2007 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0070355313 Sep 5, 2006 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0070256576 Oct 10, 2005 KY 0 1 No No Injury
KY0001419387 Feb 20, 2005 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0070125970 May 3, 2004 KY 0 2 Yes No Injury
KY0070029662 May 22, 2002 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0000457950 Feb 20, 2002 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0000550905 Jun 19, 2001 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0000445816 Dec 22, 2000 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0000141481 Mar 27, 2000 KY 0 3 Yes No Injury
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
HAZARD KY 80 3
CHAVIES KY 4 1
HAZARD KY KY 4 0
HINDMAN KY 1 0
SHOPVILLE KY 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 1
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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