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Company CheckJ L TOWING INC · DOT 507124

3298 BALLSFERRY RD, COTTONWOOD, CA, 96022

DOT# 507124 MC# 260065 Cottonwood, California 33 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 28, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address3298 BALLSFERRY RD, COTTONWOOD, CA, 96022

Mailing AddressP O BOX 1800, ANDERSON, CA, 96007

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC260065

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating33 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .36 · 2 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 .72 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage750,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS6.4% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/09/2022

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyTRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #175 TTS CA 100047-00

Last checked07/28/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet20 units

Drivers19

Mileage750,000 mi

Operating33 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total36

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total47

Out of Service3

OOS Rate6.4%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total3

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 06/09/2022 | Rated: 03/11/1993

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

20 · 1 OOS -

2024

17 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

27 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

8 · 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 2026, 50 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 50 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 · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 1 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 (72)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/20/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/03/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-273 AT CANYON RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORDELIA IF	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	7024 SR-273	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CVEF SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	RED BLUFF AREA	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	RED BLUFF AREA	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	RED BLUFF AREA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CVEF S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-299 (REDDING) BUENAVENTURA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	US	Full (Level I)	FAIRFIELD CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORDELIA IF	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	AIRPORT RD.	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	3298 BALLS FERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	3950 E/B INTERSTATE 80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	REDDING CITY CORP YARD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	REDDING MAINTENANCE YARD	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLSFERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L COTTONWOOD TERMINAL	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L COTTONWOOD TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L COTTONWOOD TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L COTTONWOOD TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLSFERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLSFERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	3298 BALLSFERRY RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	J&L RED BLUFF TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	S. MAIN AT LIBERTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR-273 AT CANYON RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections51

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	1 TTS CA 19 01294450-01	$1,000,000	10/30/2022	10/30/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	01 CI 867788 10	$750,000	10/30/2016	10/30/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7803573223	$0	10/30/2009	11/29/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7803573223	$1,000,000	10/30/2009	10/30/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7803573223	$1,000,000	10/30/2008	10/30/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TIP-001398	$1,000,000	10/30/2007	10/30/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TIP-001398	$0	10/30/2007	10/30/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485-04	$0	10/30/2006	10/30/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485-04	$1,000,000	10/30/2006	10/30/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485-03	$1,000,000	10/30/2005	10/30/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485-03	$0	10/30/2005	10/30/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485-02	$0	10/30/2004	10/30/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485-02	$1,000,000	10/30/2004	10/30/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485-01	$1,000,000	10/30/2003	10/30/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485-01	$0	10/30/2003	10/30/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485	$0	10/30/2002	10/30/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100485	$1,000,000	10/30/2002	10/30/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	226745122	$1,000,000	10/30/2001	10/30/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	226745122	$1,000,000	10/30/2001	11/23/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	226745122	$0	10/30/2001	10/30/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	226745122	$0	10/30/2001	11/23/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP1183861	$0	10/30/1997	10/30/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP1183861	$1,000,000	10/30/1997	10/30/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	SG2561786	$1,000,000	10/30/1996	10/30/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	CP7752910	$0	10/30/1992	10/30/1997	Replaced
91	BIPD	SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANIES	BA 7752910	$0	10/30/1992	10/30/1996	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC260065	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/18/2004
MC260065	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2023
MC260065	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/19/2007
MC260065	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2006
MC260065	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/06/2005
MC260065	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/10/2010	-	-
MC260065	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/08/1993	REVOKED	11/05/2008

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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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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.

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Inspection Records (72)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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