JOHN GRIFFIN TRUCKING
Legal: JOHN GRIFFIN
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20263 inspections · 10 violations (2 OOS) · 66.7% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1383.23(a)(2)Driver Fitness2 OOS
Operating a CMV without a CDL
16
2× · sev 8
- 2393.9(a)Vehicle Maint.
Inoperative Brake Lamps
6
1× · sev 6
- 3393.9TVehicle Maint.
Inoperable tail lamp
6
1× · sev 6
- 4393.9TSVehicle Maint.
Inoperative turn signal
6
1× · sev 6
- 5396.17(c)Vehicle Maint.
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
4
1× · sev 4
- 6396.9(d)(2)Vehicle Maint.
Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report
4
1× · sev 4
- 7393.11TLVehicle Maint.
Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 8393.9Vehicle Maint.
Inoperable Required Lamp
2
1× · sev 2
- 9383.71HDriver Fitness
License (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver's licensing agency as required
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 3 states
- NE1
- IA1
- KS1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- JOHN GRIFFIN
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2012-04-10
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-09-16
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 30 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
2 events- 09/16/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2023)
- 04/10/2012Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-09-16
- Reported mileage
- 120,000 mi (2023)
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