JOEL JAIMES

CRYSTAL CITY, TX

DBA: J JAIMES TRUCKING

JOEL JAIMES is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 1 driver, based in Crystal City, TX. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

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 · Dec 23, 2025

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — JOEL JAIMES (USDOT 4311098)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4311098/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 4311098 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOEL JAIMES General Freight Based in CRYSTAL CITY, TX

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 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 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=274601 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

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4311098

In FMCSA records since Oct 17, 2024 (~1y)

MC / docket MC1680329

Company officer JOEL JAIMES

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 1

Contact & address

Phone: (210) 997-0779

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1734 N 6TH AVE

CRYSTAL CITY, TX 78839

Mailing

1734 N 6TH AVE

CRYSTAL CITY, TX 78839-1720

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4311098

In FMCSA records since Oct 17, 2024 (~1y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.67 vs 1.80 -1.13

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 2024-12-30 (628 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Dec 23, 2025
Process Agent
TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1680329
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	1	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	33.33%	0%	—
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)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

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.

Risk intelligence

J JAIMES TRUCKING had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is hos at 4.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IN (1) and LA (1).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Hours of Service (50.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% 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 274,601 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

33.3%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,601 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,601 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2025-05 2026-01

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Hours of Service

2 violations

1 OOS · 50.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Indiana (IN)	1	1	100.0%	May 18, 2025
Louisiana (LA)	1	0	0.0%	May 6, 2025
Texas (TX)	1	0	0.0%	Jan 6, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		3
Utility		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	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	2	—	3.50	4	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86740943	Jan 6, 2026	TX	2	US281	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX R785239 · 3AKJGLDR3JSKB8291	0	—	No
84748570	May 18, 2025	IN	3	CLOVERDALE IN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX R785239 · 3AKJGLDR3JSKB8291	1	395.8A1-HOSP	Yes
84596486	May 6, 2025	LA	1	WELSH LA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX R785239 · 3AKJGLDR3JSKB8291	1	395.8E-HOSPD	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 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.

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.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Dec 30, 2024	MC1680329-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	DD02-RAL020284-02	91X	$750,000	Dec 23, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	DD02-RAL020284-01	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 23, 2024	Dec 23, 2025	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Dec 23, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 22, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Dec 30, 2024

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
CLOVERDALE IN	IN	1	1
WELSH LA	LA	1	0
US281	TX	1	0

Related Records

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