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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2886446· MC968996· CARRIER
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JOHN'S PILOT & TRANSPORT

Legal: JOHN JAMES KENNEDY 111

5140 EDGEWOOD LANE, PARADISE, CA, 95969(530) 340-0158laurenk0411@sbcglobal.netJOHN KENNEDY III
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
55
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national average

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC968996

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property, Private
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 06/18/2022
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY· policy WN329041
Authority history (5) ▾
04/20/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/19/2022)
05/22/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/18/2019)
05/22/2018COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/19/2018)
04/14/2017COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/12/2017)
05/25/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history6 insurers on record
Filing timeline (10) ▾
  1. WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/23/2022 → 07/17/2022
  2. WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/23/2022 → 06/18/2022
  3. WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/18/2021 → 05/23/2022
  4. SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/18/2020 → 06/18/2021
  5. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/18/2019 → 07/17/2020
  6. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/18/2019 → 06/18/2020
  7. NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/18/2018 → 06/18/2019
  8. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/11/2018 → 06/18/2018
  9. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/11/2017 → 05/11/2018
  10. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/19/2016 → 05/11/2017

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle2 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver4 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

4 inspections · 10 violations (1 OOS) · 20% of inspections had an OOS finding.

4
Inspections
10
Violations
1
OOS violations
9
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

10
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 3 states

  • OR2
  • CA2
  • MT1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 50% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

1
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 100% of recent
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Do this
  • Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
  • Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

5
Inspections
10
Violations
1
Out-of-service
35
CSA points
0
Crashes
3
States
cleanviolOOS

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.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

2 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

1 truck 1 trailer
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKBGLDR0GSHL0773· XP74057 CA
2013 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.seen 5×
13N248207D1563129· 4SX8256 CA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
JOHN KENNEDY III
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2016-05-03
Last MCS-150 update
2024-05-20
Census status
Active

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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: PREFERRED FREEZER SERVICES OF PERTH AMBOY LLC (USDOT 846815, registered 2000) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 1
1
PREFERRED FREEZER SERVICES OF PERTH AMBOY LLC
USDOT 846815Inactive· PERTH AMBOY, NJ
Strong
Officer

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

18 events
  1. 05/20/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2023)

  2. 07/17/2022Insurance cancelled — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA2607159

  3. 06/18/2022Insurance filed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WN329041

  4. 06/18/2022Insurance replaced — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA2607159

  5. 05/23/2022Insurance name changed — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA2607159

  6. 04/20/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/19/2022)

  7. 06/18/2021Insurance replaced — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTI0015220

  8. 07/17/2020Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN264296

  9. 06/18/2020Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN264296

  10. 06/18/2019Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 72TRS090279

  11. 05/22/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/18/2019)

  12. 06/18/2018Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTS0000843

  13. 05/22/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/19/2018)

  14. 05/11/2018Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 3770927

  15. 05/11/2017Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 3770927

  16. 04/14/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/12/2017)

  17. 05/25/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  18. 05/03/2016Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2017-02-06
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-05-20
Reported mileage
64,727 mi (2023)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 28, 2026, 5:52 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.