CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3480876· MC1142360· CARRIER· EIN 62-1686460
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JOHNS TRANSPORT

Legal: JENKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC

29 SAWMILL LN, AMITY, AR, 71921(870) 356-8892ljohns@jjlumber.bizLORI JOHNS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
21.4%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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

MC1142360

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
$300K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 09/17/2023
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY· policy 7803218
Authority history (1) ▾
09/28/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (1)
  1. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/17/202009/17/2023

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.

Vehicle14 inspections · 21.4% OOS · National 22%
Driver26 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

26 inspections · 21 violations (5 OOS) · 13% of inspections had an OOS finding.

26
Inspections
21
Violations
5
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

13
total

Most inspected in · top 6 states

  • AR15
  • NM5
  • OK4
  • SD3
  • KS2
  • TX1

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.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance 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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness 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

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

Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 57% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing8 violations · 4 OOS (24 mo)
Tires2 OOS2 viol40%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS2× · 40%
Lighting / lamps2 OOS3 viol31%
  • 393.9TSInoperative turn signal1× · 13%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 13%
  • 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative1× · 5%
Brakes2 viol19%
  • 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 10%
  • 393.48A-BIBDDrum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle1× · 10%
Inspection / repair / DVIR1 viol10%
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× · 10%
What to do
  • Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 34 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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.

Improving
4
Inspections
3
Violations
1
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 67%Unsafe Driving 33%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations · 1 OOS · 67% of recent
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
2Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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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).

41
Inspections
36
Violations
7
Out-of-service
163
CSA points
1
Crashes
7
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

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

8 trailer 6 truck 2 other
2021 PETERBILT 579seen 13×
1XPBDP9X7MD756315· K815631 AR
2022 PETERBILT 579seen 11×
1XPBDP9X2ND812923· K823436 AR
2013 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 7×
1UYFS2487DA619521· PT201028 AR
2014 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 7×
1UYFS2483EA891422· PT201029 AR
2022 PETERBILT 579seen 7×
1XPBDP9X0ND812922· K828456 AR
2019 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbedseen 6×
1TTF532C3K3098273· PT201072 AR
2016 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbedseen 6×
1TTF482C5G3956981· PT162581 AR
2013 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbedseen 4×
1TTF482C4D3781800· PT201019 AR
2021 PETERBILT 579seen 4×
1XPBDP9X5MD756314· K815630 AR
2019 KENWORTH T680seen 3×
1XKYD49X3KJ247528· K806548 AR
2004 PETERBILT 379seen 3×
1XP5DB9X44D830256· K823211 AR
2013 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbedseen 3×
1TTF482C6D3781801· PT201020 AR
UNKseen 2×
1C92F48297M949080· PT201021 AR
2021 DORSEY Dorseyseen 2×
7KYCW4820MED30735· PT201010 AR
CHAPERALLEseen 2×
1C92F48295M949299· PT201018 AR
2018 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C9JT675031· PT201029 AR

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
6
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
6
6 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.5M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
Company officer
LORI JOHNS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2020-09-02
Last MCS-150 update
2025-09-15
Census status
Active

Fleet: 6 trucks · 6 owned tractors · 6 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: AVERITT JOHNS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 835507, registered 1999) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
J & J LUMBER COMPANY INC
USDOT 523624Active· AMITY, AR
Strong
OfficerShared VIN · 1
1TTF532C3K3098273
2
AVERITT JOHNS TRUCKING INC
USDOT 835507Inactive· REDDING, CA
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

5 events
  1. 09/15/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.5M mi reported (2025)

  2. 09/17/2023Insurance filed — BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 7803218

  3. 09/17/2023Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA2659561

  4. 09/28/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  5. 09/02/2020Registered 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

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-09-15
Reported mileage
515,638 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 11:57 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.