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Company CheckTJ EXPRESS INC · DOT 3475626

291 OLD DUNSTABLE RD, GROTON, MA, 01450

DOT# 3475626 MC# 1139004 Groton, Massachusetts 5 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest May 7, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 7, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Mar 20, 2025
Roadside inspection, 10 violations (no OOS).
Feb 24, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Nov 21, 2024
Roadside inspection, 7 violations (no OOS).

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

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Physical Address291 OLD DUNSTABLE RD, GROTON, MA, 01450

Mailing Address291 OLD DUNSTABLE RD, GROTON, MA, 01450

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1139004

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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 4.98 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 4 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.66 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage80,272 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage80,272 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15009/2024

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

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

10 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

3 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 2025, 7 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (42.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

31 roadside violations across 7 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 15 violations · 2 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 7 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (15)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/07/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	JACKSON TN	2	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DARIEN GA	10	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	RENO	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	ME	Full (Level I)	POLAND	7	0	2	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-55 NB MP 38	4	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	US95 / MM 99	4	1	2	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	ME	Full (Level I)	KITTERY - SCALES	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
04/26/2024	NC	Full (Level I)	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	3	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	MANCHESTER TN	7	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/06/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE/ IR80 MP 75	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	NASHVILLE TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2023	IN	Full (Level I)	ELKHART IN	11	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LEXINGTON	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 6 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Out of Service Orders (3)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2024-02-12	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2024-03-13
2023-05-09	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2023-06-11
2021-12-14	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2022-01-14

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5923927	$1,000,000	10/25/2022	02/15/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5923927	$1,000,000	10/25/2022	03/14/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA04189062	$1,000,000	10/21/2021	02/04/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA04189062	$1,000,000	10/21/2021	03/24/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	1020101459	$1,000,000	10/21/2020	06/30/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	1020101459	$1,000,000	10/21/2020	07/22/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5923927	$1,000,000	10/11/2022	10/25/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5923927	$1,000,000	10/11/2022	11/13/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001013547	$1,000,000	07/18/2023	07/12/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CA983805558	$1,000,000	07/12/2024	06/12/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	1020101459	$1,000,000	06/30/2021	10/21/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5929899	$1,000,000	04/27/2023	07/18/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5929899	$1,000,000	04/27/2023	07/25/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5923927	$1,000,000	02/15/2023	04/15/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5923927	$1,000,000	02/04/2022	10/13/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1139004	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/04/2020	REVOKED	04/24/2023
MC1139004	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/26/2022
MC1139004	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/16/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/14/2022
MC1139004	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/28/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/20/2023
MC1139004	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2021
MC1139004	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/15/2023	REVOKED	06/18/2025
MC1139004	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/15/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/2023

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance 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.

TJ EXPRESS INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Quick Facts

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (15)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (3)

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