JOHNNY'S EXPRESS INC
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Common (Passenger) gap · 706 days Inactive Aug 23, 2000 → reinstated Jul 30, 2002
- 1 fatality on crash record 4 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — JOHNNY'S EXPRESS INC (USDOT 519852) 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 Officer(s): JOHNNY F. MIRANDA (Owner); MONICA MIRANDA (Additional owner) Organization: INDIVIDUAL Blockers: (none) Cautions: • Common (Passenger) gap · 706 days — Inactive Aug 23, 2000 → reinstated Jul 30, 2002 • 1 fatality on crash record — 4 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. On file: • 1 active operating authority • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/519852/ As of: Jul 22, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · compliance grade
Compliance grade A
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals
Compliance grade A
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). 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.
Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).
NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.
Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.
No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.
TruckCodex compliance grade from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.
3 active liability policies
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.
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InsuranceTRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYPolicy effective Jan 25, 2026
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Process AgentPROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.BOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC262486ACTIVE
Inspections (24 months)
All 5 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 0% | 0% | — |
| National average | 6.67% | 22.26% | 4.44% |
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 SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles
JOHNNY'S EXPRESS INC is a individual based in DOWNEY, CA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 519852. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, with a safety rating of Satisfactory. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 1 power unit and 2 drivers, with 5 roadside inspections on file. 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.
JOHNNY'S EXPRESS INC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers, organized as an individual, based in Downey, CA. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 0.0% out-of-service rate, with no reportable crashes on file. BIPD/Primary insurance is on file with TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.
3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, up 50% versus the prior 24 months, most heavily in CA (3 stops), with Level 5 inspections the most common.
0.0% out-of-service rate.
The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Vnhl and Preo are the most-inspected makes.
Risk Signals
Authority gap detected (1)
- Common (Passenger) authority was inactive from Aug 23, 2000 to Jul 30, 2002 (706 days)
Historical coverage gap detected (1)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 31, 2002 to Sep 6, 2002 (6 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)
Activity by State
| State | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Last Inspection |
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| California (CA) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | Aug 18, 2025 |
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
| Make | Model | Inspections |
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| Vnhl | 2 | |
| Preo | 1 | |
| Van | 1 |
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 20, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 85871803 | Aug 18, 2025 | CA | 5 | — |
VAN HOOL MOTOR COACH
Ticket: Vnhl
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0 | — | No |
| 85871802 | Aug 18, 2025 | CA | 5 | — |
PREVOST MOTOR COACH
Ticket: Preo
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0 | — | No |
| 83293250 | Oct 21, 2024 | CA | 5 | — |
VAN HOOL MOTOR COACH
Ticket: Vnhl
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0 | — | No |
| 79702145 | Sep 18, 2023 | CA | 1 | — |
VAN HOOL BUS
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3 | 393.9(a), 392.2, 396.5(b) | No |
| 78988378 | Jun 23, 2023 | CA | 1 | SAN YSIDRO BLVD |
VAN HOOL BUS
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1 | 393.95(f) | No |
Recent Crashes (4 rows)
| Report # | Date ▼ | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow | Hazmat | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA6751720606 | Nov 2, 2017 | CA | 0 | 4 | Yes | No | Injury |
| CA0007094108 | Sep 18, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
| CA0002891709 | Sep 30, 2006 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes | No | Fatal |
| CA0000896799 | Jul 13, 2003 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | Injury |
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)
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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| May 10, 2012 | MC262486 | NC | REVOCATION | NC → |
| Feb 10, 2011 | MC262486-C | REI | REINSTATEMENT | REI → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (76 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | KAA012432604 | 91X | $1,000,000 | Jan 25, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KXA012432604 | 91X | $4,000,000 | Jan 25, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KXA012432503 | BIPD/Excess | — | Jan 25, 2025 | Jan 25, 2026 | CANCELLED |
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | KAA012432503 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 25, 2025 | Jan 25, 2026 | CANCELLED |
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | KAA012432402 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 25, 2024 | Jan 25, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KXA012432402 | BIPD/Excess | — | Jan 25, 2024 | Jan 25, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | KAA012432301 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 25, 2023 | Jan 25, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KXA012432301 | BIPD/Excess | — | Jan 25, 2023 | Jan 25, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | 73APS104264 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 25, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 152101 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Dec 22, 2021 | Jan 25, 2022 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 152101 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 7, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 152101 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Aug 8, 2021 | Nov 7, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 152101 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jun 10, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 152101 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 25, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 152001 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2021 | REPLACED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 152001 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 25, 2020 | Jan 27, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 151901 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Dec 14, 2019 | Jan 25, 2020 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 151901 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 29, 2019 | Dec 14, 2019 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 151901 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 27, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 151901 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Aug 11, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | CANCELLED |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | 151901 1058056 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 25, 2019 | Aug 11, 2019 | CANCELLED |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | SFB0011866 | BIPD/Primary | — | Oct 28, 2018 | Jan 25, 2019 | CANCELLED |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | SFB0011866 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 26, 2018 | Oct 28, 2018 | CANCELLED |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | SFB0011866 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jun 29, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | REPLACED |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | SFB0011866 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jun 29, 2018 | Sep 26, 2018 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Jan 25, 2026insuranceCANCEL — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 25, 2026insuranceCANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 23, 2026
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Jan 25, 2025insuranceCANCEL — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 25, 2025insuranceCANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 24, 2025
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Jan 25, 2024
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Jan 25, 2024insuranceCANCEL — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 25, 2024insuranceCANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 25, 2023
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Jan 25, 2023insuranceCANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
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Jan 26, 2022
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Jan 25, 2022insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Dec 22, 2021insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Dec 16, 2021
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Nov 7, 2021insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Oct 20, 2021
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Aug 8, 2021insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Jul 28, 2021
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Jun 10, 2021insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Jun 4, 2021
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Jan 27, 2021insuranceTERM/CANCL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Jan 26, 2021
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Jan 25, 2021insuranceTERM/REPL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Jan 27, 2020
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Jan 25, 2020insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Dec 14, 2019insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Nov 29, 2019insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Nov 5, 2019
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Sep 27, 2019insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Sep 26, 2019
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Aug 12, 2019
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Aug 11, 2019insuranceCANCEL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
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Jan 28, 2019
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Jan 25, 2019insuranceCANCEL — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
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Oct 28, 2018insuranceCANCEL — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
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Oct 19, 2018
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Sep 26, 2018insuranceCANCEL — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
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Sep 17, 2018
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Jun 29, 2018insuranceTERM/REPL — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAN YSIDRO BLVD | CA | 1 | 0 |
Top Violation Codes Cited
| Code | Description | Category | Cited | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392.2 | Violation of Local Laws - Explain: | Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0 |
| 393.95(f) | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 0 |
| 393.9(a) | Inoperable required lamps | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 0 |
| 396.5(b) | Oil and/or grease leak | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 0 |
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PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.
BOC-3 process agent · 123,521 carriers served
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5 inspections
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4 reportable crashes
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How to verify JOHNNY'S EXPRESS INC
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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