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Company CheckR & J TRANSPORT INC · DOT 159870

608 N 41ST STREET, MANITOWOC, WI, 54220

DOT# 159870 MC# 144867 Manitowoc, Wisconsin 46 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 25, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jan 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address608 N 41ST STREET, MANITOWOC, WI, 54220

Mailing Address608 N 41ST STREET, MANITOWOC, WI, 54220

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/26/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/09/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeNATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

Contact☎ (888) 508-8622
🌐 nationwide.com

Filings on record9

Bond history

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPsince Oct 1, 2022 · active

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Oct 2018 to Oct 2022 · replaced

HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYOct 2016 to Oct 2018 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYOct 2013 to Oct 2016 · replaced

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYMay 2005 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

GULF INSURANCE CO.May 2003 to May 2005 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC144867

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating46 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .34 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 17 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage772,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/02/1997

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/26/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #CLP78077A

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet10 units

Drivers10

Mileage772,000 mi

Operating46 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/02/1997 | Rated: 03/11/2002

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

4 · 0 OOS =

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

2026

4 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

1 crash ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 6 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/26/2026	STEVENS POINT	WI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/17/2024	FITCHBURG	WI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 6 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/15/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT PLEASANT WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE TOLLS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTON WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE W/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL RT 29	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 2 / CARLSON RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIDNEY - SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PILSEN WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections7

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615996995	$0	10/01/2018	10/01/2022	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615996995	$0	10/01/2018	07/15/2023	Cancelled
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	10045087	$0	10/01/2016	10/01/2018	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000965407	$0	10/01/2013	10/01/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	IMC 939389	$0	09/01/1992	09/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T034033	$1,000,000	09/01/1986	09/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T034033	$1,000,000	09/01/1986	09/27/1997	Cancelled
84	SURETY	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	NONE	$0	07/10/2001	05/20/2003	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	261748	$0	05/26/2005	10/01/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GULF INSURANCE CO.	AE8655316	$0	05/20/2003	05/26/2005	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMWEST SURETY INSURANCE CO.	020005106	$0	01/10/1998	07/10/2001	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMWEST SURETY INSURANCE CO.	019003767	$0	01/10/1994	01/10/1998	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC144867	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2005
MC144867	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2005
MC144867	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2005
MC144867	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/27/2013
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/26/1979	SUPERSEDED	02/17/1982
MC144867	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/27/2013
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/22/1982	-	-
MC144867	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	06/23/2005	-	-
MC144867	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/20/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2023
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/12/1985	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/04/1981	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/01/1982	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/27/1981	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/26/1982	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/14/1981	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/02/1983	-	-
MC144867	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC144867	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC144867	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/13/1981	-	-
MC144867	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	02/24/1994	REVOKED	06/01/2005
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/17/1982	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/10/1994	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/21/1982	-	-
MC144867	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/21/1981	-	-

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93/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/26/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

R & J TRANSPORT INC

Trust Score

Public record

Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (10)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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