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Company CheckRUFUS TYRELL JONES · DOT 2048535

DBA: TJ TRUCKING

212 EAST HELICON RD, GRADY, AL, 36036

DOT# 2048535 MC# 1287758 Grady, Alabama 4 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
Feb 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Jan 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Feb 5, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address212 EAST HELICON RD, GRADY, AL, 36036

Mailing Address212 E HELICON ROAD, GRADY, AL, 36036

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1287758

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

Company Overview

RUFUS TYRELL JONES is an motor carrier based in Grady, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 4 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/23/2010. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 11 inspections are on file. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, RUFUS TYRELL JONES has a Trust Score of 35/100 (Poor).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .22 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 20 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS80.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating4 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service4

OOS Rate80.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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 · 1 OOS -

2024

3 · 1 OOS =

2025

3 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

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 May 2026, 6 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (66.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 10 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
01/27/2026	RURAL BUTLER	AL	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

59 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 48 violations · 10 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 3 violations · 0 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 (9)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/21/2026	AL	Full (Level I)	RAMER AL	17	4	0	17	4	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	HIGHLAND HOME AL	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEATRICE AL	10	1	0	10	1	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	11	2	1	10	2	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	15	3	0	15	3	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	16	0	2	14	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	10	0	0	10	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	14	2	0	14	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Out of Service Orders (3)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2022-05-03	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2022-06-03
2020-06-22	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2020-12-22
2011-11-28	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2015-03-04

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA03055999	$750,000	08/04/2021	01/28/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA03055999	$750,000	08/04/2021	01/30/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP79761A	$1,000,000	01/28/2022	11/02/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1287758	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/20/2021	REVOKED	11/08/2022
MC1287758	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/03/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2022

No revocation records.

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35/100

Poor

NOT 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 35

−25

−17

−15

Starts at 100−65 totalFinal 35

No insurance or bond on file−25

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

No active operating authority−15

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

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

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 80% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~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 80% 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.

RUFUS TYRELL JONES

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (9)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (3)

Licensing & Insurance

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