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Company CheckL & J TRUCKING & TRANSPORTATION LLC · DOT 2481046

17620 COUNTY ROAD 19, NEW BAVARIA, OH, 43548

DOT# 2481046 MC# 858599 New Bavaria, Ohio 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

10 events tracked · latest Jul 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

May 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Feb 4, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 23, 2024
REINSTATED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Oct 23, 2024
REINSTATED MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER.
Jul 25, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 15, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 3

Current
Active insurance on file through PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. ($750).
Oct 17, 2025
Insurance on file through PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. ($750).
Oct 17, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.).

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

Contact Details

Phone(419) 966-0521

Fax(419) 587-3122

Email[email protected]

Physical Address17620 COUNTY ROAD 19, NEW BAVARIA, OH, 43548

Mailing Address935 CLEVELAND AVENUE, DEFIANCE, OH, 43512

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC858599

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Company Overview

L & J TRUCKING & TRANSPORTATION LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in New Bavaria, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 12 years, registered with the FMCSA on 03/04/2014. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 56,518 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, L & J TRUCKING & TRANSPORTATION LLC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

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 14 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .16 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10.33 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage56,518 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective10/17/2025

CompanyGEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #9300226496

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers2

Mileage56,518 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15008/2024

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

2024

4 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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, 5 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

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
02/04/2025	218 I 75 N	GA	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 roadside violations across 5 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 6 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 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 (6)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	HazMat
05/28/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT OH	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	7	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARYVILLE TN	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
35	BIPD	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA988226575	$750,000	10/17/2025	-	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA988226575	$750,000	10/17/2024	10/17/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA988226575	$750,000	10/17/2024	10/17/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP76128A	$1,000,000	10/05/2021	10/05/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP75924A	$1,000,000	10/01/2021	10/05/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP75924A	$1,000,000	10/01/2021	11/08/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA1913794	$750,000	03/11/2020	10/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA1417904	$750,000	03/11/2016	03/11/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA1417904	$750,000	03/11/2016	03/11/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA1417904	$750,000	03/11/2016	03/15/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1417904	$750,000	03/11/2014	03/11/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1417904	$750,000	03/11/2014	05/07/2014	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1417904	$750,000	03/11/2014	03/11/2016	Replaced

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
35	BIPD	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA988226575	$750,000	10/17/2025

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC858599	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/23/2024	-	-
MC858599	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/23/2024	-	-
MC858599	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/04/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/10/2014
MC858599	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/04/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/10/2014
MC858599	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/21/2014	REVOKED	10/15/2024
MC858599	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/21/2014	REVOKED	10/15/2024
MC858599	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/18/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2020
MC858599	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/18/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2020

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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) knockout	−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.

L & J TRUCKING & TRANSPORTATION LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (6)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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