JOHNSTOWN WELDING & FABRICATION INC

DBA: JWF INDUSTRIES

JOHNSTOWN WELDING & FABRICATION INC is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Johnstown, PA. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 11.1% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

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

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 0.00% Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — JOHNSTOWN WELDING & FABRICATION INC (USDOT 593076)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/593076/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 593076 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: BILL POLACEK Company officer 2: STEVE KOBAL General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Based in JOHNSTOWN, PA

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 16.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=274383 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Physical street 84 IRON ST → 210 IOLITE AVE · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

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 593076

In FMCSA records since Mar 8, 1995 (~31y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer BILL POLACEK

Company officer 2 STEVE KOBAL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 70,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (814) 539-6922

Email: [email protected]

Physical

210 IOLITE AVE

JOHNSTOWN, PA 15906

Mailing

P O BOX 1286

JOHNSTOWN, PA 15907

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 593076

In FMCSA records since Mar 8, 1995 (~31y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 70,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 16.7% vs 23.4% -6.7 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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
Trucks	2	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	9	9	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	11.11%	—
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)

16.7%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

JWF INDUSTRIES had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 11.1%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in PA (9 stops).

Violation profile

11.1% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (33.3% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Freightliner and Ford are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 16.7% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 274,383 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,383 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

16.7%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,383 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +16.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

Aug 28, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Physical street 84 IRON ST 210 IOLITE AVE
  Seen 8 times · first Aug 19, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-10 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

3 violations

1 OOS · 33.3%

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA)	9	1	11.1%	Sep 16, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		8
Ford		1

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 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	2.00	2	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (13 rows) View all 13 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89014839	Sep 16, 2026	PA	3	CENTER TWP PA	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZYT9872 · 1FVACWDT9FHGB5095	0	—	No
88072803	Jun 8, 2026	PA	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZYT9871 · 3ALACWFB6MDMA6854	0	—	No
86176177	Oct 28, 2025	PA	1	JOHNSTOWN PA	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZYT9872 · 1FVACWDT9FHGB5095	0	—	No
86127106	Oct 22, 2025	PA	1	JOHNSTOWN PA	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZYT9871 · 3ALACWFB6MDMA6854	0	—	No
85608799	Aug 25, 2025	PA	1	pa-i83-nb-mm-33-newberry-twp---i8	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZYT9871 · 3ALACWFB6MDMA6854	2	393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LSLI	Yes
84684536	May 14, 2025	PA	1	pa-sr22--salem-twp---hornock-driv	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZYT9872 · 1FVACWDT9FHGB5095	1	393.11A1-LCL	No
83475794	Dec 23, 2024	PA	3	JOHNSTOWN PA	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH46408 · 3ALACWFB6MDMA6854	0	—	No
82986333	Oct 23, 2024	PA	1	JOHNSTOWN PA	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH46408 · 3ALACWFB6MDMA6854	0	—	No
82934954	Oct 16, 2024	PA	1	JOHNSTOWN PA	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZMD0275 · 1FDUF5GYXJDA00313	0	—	No
79935917	Aug 16, 2023	PA	1	496 COOPER AVE	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PNF9513 · 3ALACWFC1JDJX8027	1	390.19(a)(2)	Yes
78990596	Jun 27, 2023	WV	3	WEST UNION	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA 719007TEMP · 3ALACWFB6MDMA6854	0	—	No
78911401	Jun 16, 2023	VA	1	CARSON SCALES NORTH	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH37606 · 1FVACWDT9FHGB5095	1	392.2	No
78865696	Jun 6, 2023	PA	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH37606 · 1FVACWDT9FHGB5095	2	392.16(a), 392.2	No

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
JOHNSTOWN PA	PA	5	0
496 COOPER AVE	PA	1	1
CENTER TWP PA	PA	1	0
CARSON SCALES NORTH	VA	1	0
WEST UNION	WV	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
390.19(a)(2)	HMSP Motor Carrier failed to file required biennial update of MCS-150B as required.	General/Admin	1	1
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	1	0

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots