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C & J TRUCKING INC

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Company CheckC & J TRUCKING INC · DOT 265801

1004 MCCARRON LANE, UNION, KY, 41091

DOT# 265801 MC# 163932 Union, Kentucky 43 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

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Physical Address1004 MCCARRON LANE, UNION, KY, 41091

Mailing AddressPO BOX 359, WALTON, KY, 41094

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 · 06/02/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/13/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Contact☎ (515) 243-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record9

Bond history

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INCsince Oct 11, 2024 · active

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYMar 2024 to Nov 2024 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYOct 2003 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYAug 2001 to Oct 2003 · replaced

AMWEST SURETY INSURANCE CO.Sep 1998 to Aug 2001 · replaced

CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANYSep 1994 to Nov 1998 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC163932

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerActive

Operating43 years

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/26/1996

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Policy #101269812

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating43 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 01/26/1996

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	174708	$0	10/08/2003	10/01/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1001007105	$0	10/01/2013	03/10/2014	Name Changed
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	IM 998065	$0	09/27/1996	07/16/1998	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMWEST SURETY INSURANCE CO.	805259	$0	09/17/1998	08/06/2001	Replaced
84	SURETY	CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY	KY0110	$0	09/16/1994	11/19/1998	Cancelled
84	SURETY	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	7815448	$0	08/06/2001	10/08/2003	Replaced
84	SURETY	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	7815448	$0	08/06/2001	10/16/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	TPA 10 03 12	$1,000,000	04/16/1997	05/07/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	414043	$1,000,000	04/16/1996	04/16/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	AT1 351 416966 010	$750,000	04/16/1990	04/16/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	ATI351 416966 010	$750,000	04/16/1990	04/16/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	ATI351 416966 010	$750,000	04/16/1990	04/18/1996	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1001007105	$0	03/16/2024	10/11/2024	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1001007105	$0	03/16/2024	11/08/2024	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	IMP0973746	$0	03/12/1990	11/07/1996	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1001007105	$0	03/10/2014	03/16/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC163932	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REJECTED	11/20/1989	-	-
MC163932	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/18/1985	REVOKED	07/27/1998
MC163932	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/21/1994	TRANSFERRED	08/28/1998
MC163932	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/2013
MC163932	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/28/1998	-	-
MC163932	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/1990
MC163932	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/18/1983	REVOKED	07/27/1998
MC163932	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/16/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/30/1995
MC163932	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/16/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/1995
MC163932	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/29/2024
MC163932	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/06/1991	REVOKED	07/27/1998
MC163932	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/04/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/20/2014

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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.

Active broker authority

Holds active broker authority.

Broker bond (BMC-84) on file

Active broker authority on file, FMCSA requires a BMC-84 surety bond ($75K) to keep it active.

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)	−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.

C & J TRUCKING INC

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