CNJ ELLIS TRUCKING LLC

Joins 4 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

Coverage resumed · Feb 19, 2013

Coverage resumed · Aug 26, 2019

Common (Property) reinstated · Aug 29, 2019

Common (Property) reinstated · Feb 21, 2013

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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.
Prior insurance gap · 3784 days Oct 11, 2002 → Feb 19, 2013
Prior insurance gap · 1929 days May 15, 2014 → Aug 26, 2019
Common (Property) gap · 1926 days Inactive May 21, 2014 → reinstated Aug 29, 2019
Common (Property) gap · 3705 days Inactive Dec 31, 2002 → reinstated Feb 21, 2013
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — CNJ ELLIS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 990949)
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.
  • Prior insurance gap · 3784 days — Oct 11, 2002 → Feb 19, 2013
  • Prior insurance gap · 1929 days — May 15, 2014 → Aug 26, 2019
  • Common (Property) gap · 1926 days — Inactive May 21, 2014 → reinstated Aug 29, 2019
  • Common (Property) gap · 3705 days — Inactive Dec 31, 2002 → reinstated Feb 21, 2013
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/990949/
As of: Oct 25, 2026
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USDOT 990949 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: CURTIS NATHANIEL ELLIS General Freight Household Goods Produce Intermodal Containers U.S. Mail Dry Bulk +3 more Based in MT PLEASANT, SC

FMCSA census as of Oct 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

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 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=269893 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

common 1 active

Insurance

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 990949

In FMCSA records since Nov 28, 2001 (~24y)

MC / docket MC424673

Company officer CURTIS NATHANIEL ELLIS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Household Goods, Produce, Intermodal Containers, U.S. Mail, Dry Bulk, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 50,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (843) 224-7947

Email: [email protected]

Physical

196 OAK POINT LANDING DRIVE

MT PLEASANT, SC 29464

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 990949

In FMCSA records since Nov 28, 2001 (~24y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 50,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.50 vs 1.80 -0.30

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

Active liability insurance

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

BMC-91X · $750,000 · 506-9262924

Effective Oct 7, 2025

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 2021-07-22 (1,921 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Policy effective Oct 7, 2025
Process Agent
#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC424673
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	2	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	25%	25%	—
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

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

4 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 269,893 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 269,893 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

33.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 269,893 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

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

Authority gaps detected (2)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 21, 2014 to Aug 29, 2019 (1926 days)
Common (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 31, 2002 to Feb 21, 2013 (3705 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (4)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Oct 11, 2002 to Feb 19, 2013 (3784 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 15, 2014 to Aug 26, 2019 (1929 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 13, 2020 to Aug 24, 2020 (11 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 21, 2021 (20 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-09 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
South Carolina (SC)	3	1	33.3%	Feb 25, 2026
Georgia (GA)	1	1	100.0%	Oct 9, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		3
Hercules		2
Brenner Ta		1
Dors		1
Freightliner		1
Unknown		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	—	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	1	—	3.00	3	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	12.00	12	—	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 (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89233717	Oct 9, 2026	GA	3	THOMSON GA	—	3	395.8A1-HOSP, 392.82DUMT, 396.17C-PI	Yes
87136921	Feb 25, 2026	SC	2	ROCK HILL SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P775470 · 1XKYDP9X5LJ367754	5	393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.9A-LHWS	Yes
83979871	Feb 27, 2025	SC	2	WEST COLUMBIA SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR WI 75720Z · 1XKYDP9X1RJ333013	0	—	No
83587648	Jan 13, 2025	SC	2	ORANGEBURG SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P775470 · 1XKYDP9X5LJ367754	1	393.45B2-B-AIR	No
82669151	Sep 16, 2024	SC	3	I-26 EB BERKELEY COUNTY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P781370 · 3AKJGLD60FSGE5184	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NC0104147508	Sep 4, 2014	NC	1	No	No	Injury
NC0103581670	Oct 17, 2012	NC	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC005096539A	Jul 27, 2005	SC	1	No	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (5 letters, 1 PDF available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jul 22, 2021	MC424673-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
Sep 1, 2020	MC424673-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Aug 29, 2019	MC424673-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Feb 25, 2013	MC424673	Name Change	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Feb 21, 2013	MC424673-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only

Insurance Coverage Timeline (16 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9262924	91X	$750,000	Oct 7, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	506-9106063	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 7, 2024	Oct 7, 2025	REPLACED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	FLCA-1926-02471	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 7, 2023	Oct 7, 2024	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	939116001	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 13, 2023	Oct 7, 2023	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	939116001	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 7, 2021	Jan 13, 2023	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA950764243	BIPD/Primary	—	Jul 21, 2021	Oct 7, 2021	REPLACED
Coverage gap — 20 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 21, 2021
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	CAL08951-01	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 24, 2020	Jul 1, 2021	CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 11 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 13, 2020 to Aug 24, 2020
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1016562	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 26, 2019	Aug 13, 2020	CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 1929 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 15, 2014 to Aug 26, 2019
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	MCC8004035	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2014	May 15, 2014	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2076723	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2013	Feb 19, 2014	REPLACED
Coverage gap — 3784 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Oct 11, 2002 to Feb 19, 2013
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	MTC064961	CARGO	—	Jan 30, 2002	Oct 11, 2002	CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	368089	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 30, 2002	Oct 11, 2002	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Oct 7, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.
Oct 7, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 7, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Jan 13, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Oct 7, 2021

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 22, 2021

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Jul 7, 2021

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Jul 7, 2021

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Jul 1, 2021

insurance

CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
Jul 1, 2021

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 20 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 21, 2021)
Aug 19, 2020

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 19, 2020

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Aug 13, 2020

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 13, 2020

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 11 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 24, 2020)
May 21, 2014

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
May 21, 2014

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
May 21, 2014

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 1926 days (through Aug 29, 2019)
May 15, 2014

insurance

CANCEL — STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
May 15, 2014

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 1929 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 26, 2019)
Feb 19, 2014

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 31, 2002

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Dec 31, 2002

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 3705 days (through Feb 21, 2013)
Oct 11, 2002

insurance

CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Oct 11, 2002

insurance

CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Oct 11, 2002

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Oct 11, 2002

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 3784 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 19, 2013)

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
THOMSON GA	GA	1	1
I-26 EB BERKELEY COUNTY	SC	1	0
ORANGEBURG SC	SC	1	0
ROCK HILL SC	SC	1	1
WEST COLUMBIA SC	SC	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0

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