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Company CheckS & J TRANSPORTATION COMPANY · DOT 2496332

309 MERCHANT ST, EMPORIA, KS, 66801

DOT# 2496332 MC# 864869 Emporia, Kansas 11 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

5 events tracked · latest Jul 2, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Feb 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(620) 343-7000

Fax(620) 343-6375

Email[email protected]

Physical Address309 MERCHANT ST, EMPORIA, KS, 66801

Mailing AddressPO BOX D, EMPORIA, KS, 66801

Other Companies at This Address

Address309 MERCHANT ST, EMPORIA, KS 66801

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
S & J TRANSPORTATION COMPANY this company	2496332	—	Active
EMPORIA WHOLESALE COFFEE COMPANY	431557	(620) 343-7000	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC864869

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 years

Company Overview

S & J TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Emporia, Kansas. The company has been in operation for 11 years, registered with the FMCSA on 04/16/2014. The fleet consists of 54 power units and 35 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,501,076 miles (2023). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 58 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, S & J TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .15 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .46 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.12 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,501,076 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

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS4.8% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyTHE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.

Policy #COA 231 87 96

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet54 units

Drivers35

Mileage1,501,076 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15012/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total37

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.7%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total21

Out of Service1

OOS Rate4.8%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

8 · 0 OOS —

2024

19 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

17 · 1 OOS =

2026

4 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

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 — 34 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (5.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

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
06/24/2024	KANSAS CITY	KS	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/24/2024	K099	KS	0	1	1	1	Sleet/Hail	Wet	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 roadside violations across 34 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

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 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 (48)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/01/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	DOUGLAS COUNTY - 045	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOUGLAS COUNTY - 045	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABAUNSEE EAST M.C.I.S. #22E	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	COWLEY COUNTY - 035	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	RENO COUNTY - 155	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY - 149	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGMAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEAVENWORTH COUNTY - 103	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/24/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	COFFEY COUNTY - 031	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	3	1	2	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHASE COUNTY - 017	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LARNED	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON COUNTY - 087	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYANDOTTE COUNTY - 209	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARRISONVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	EMPORIA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2023	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 MM 222	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYANDOTTE COUNTY - 209	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	TOPEKA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/21/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KIOWA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUMNER COUNTY - 191	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections38

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	COA 231 87 96	$1,000,000	07/03/2014	03/12/2016	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC864869	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/10/2014	-	-

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/16/2026.

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.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (48)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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