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Company CheckTJ CARGO LLC · DOT 3724196

1202 W PADDLEWHEEL DR, OZARK, MO, 65721

DOT# 3724196 MC# 1312074 Ozark, Missouri 4 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

6 events tracked · latest Aug 5, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 4, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1202 W PADDLEWHEEL DR, OZARK, MO, 65721

Mailing Address1868 N DEFFER DR SUITE 4, NIXA, MO, 65714

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1312074

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 1.37 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .85 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage957,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective03/21/2025

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT1010440604

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers14

Mileage957,000 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total34

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

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

5 · 0 OOS -

2024

10 · 0 OOS =

2025

22 · 0 OOS =

2026

9 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Aug 2026, 34 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (2.9% OOS rate).

Driver 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
07/16/2026	PENDLETON	OR	0	1	1	1	Clear	Other/Unknown	Daylight
08/04/2025	MURFREESBORO	TN	0	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

14 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

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (46)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
08/05/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HENDERSON	3	1	1	1	2	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGMAN AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KUTTAWA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANSFIELD LA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOVE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	COTTONWOOD CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVERGREEN AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	BARBER COUNTY - 007	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MURFREESBORO TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	OK	Full (Level I)	SEQUOYAH POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JASPER FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I95 NEAR EXIT 44	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	JASPER AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	COFFEY COUNTY - 031	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGE WASHINGTON AT REED	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2025	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WELLFORD SC	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/06/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/04/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT COLLINS CO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HELPER UT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WYETH OR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	EMIGRANT HILL - 18 MI E PENDLE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROADUS WEIGH STATION	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRITTENDEN CO (BRIDGEPORT STN)	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODBURN POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	UT	Full (Level I)	WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY EASTBOU	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/05/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROUTE 29 EASTBOUND AT LEACH RO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2023	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 69A @ QUAPAW	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections36

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM041247-02	$750,000	09/25/2022	03/21/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM041247-02	$750,000	09/25/2022	04/21/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM041247-01	$750,000	09/25/2021	09/25/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0244929001	$750,000	03/21/2024	03/21/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA967725953	$750,000	03/21/2023	03/21/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1312074	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/07/2021	-	-

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95/100

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, from 100 to 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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 CARGO LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (46)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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