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Company CheckD J S TRUCKING EXPRESS INC · DOT 585324

23360 M129, PICKFORD, MI, 49774

DOT# 585324 MC# 283692 Pickford, Michigan 31 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 Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
May 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file through STAR INSURANCE COMPANY ($1,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address23360 M129, PICKFORD, MI, 49774

Mailing AddressPO BOX 10, PICKFORD, MI, 49774

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC283692

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating31 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 5.3 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .43 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .19 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.25 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage725,754 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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS27.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/31/2022

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/09/2026

CompanyCHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA260070

Last checked09/10/2026

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers7

Mileage725,754 mi

Operating31 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total33

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total22

Out of Service6

OOS Rate27.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/31/2022 | Rated: 04/17/2006

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

7 · 0 OOS -

2024

17 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

18 · 4 OOS ▼

2026

6 · 0 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 Jun 2026, 28 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (21.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

36 roadside violations across 28 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 20 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 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 (48)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/23/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	LITTLE SUAMICO WI	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOWLING GREEN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MACKINAC BRIDGE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	CIRCLE K PORTAGE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	REST AREA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITTLE SUAMICO WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	MACKINAW CITY INSPECTION AREA	4	1	2	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/01/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I75	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAZEL GREEN WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	M55 @ LAKE CITY SCHOOL	6	2	0	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
06/04/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITTLE SUAMICO WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLIAMSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75 N/B & M-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	N/B I-75 @ GAYLORD REST AREA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREDERICK COUNTY	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT CLAIRE AVE @ 1ST ST	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	FWY SHOULDER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	N/B 4 MILE REST AREA I-75	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB I75 @ BAY CITY REST AREA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	HARTWICK PINES REST ARE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	BRIMLEY HIGH SCHOOL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-96 EB @ 96 MM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	WARREN IN	10	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NB I-75 2 SALZBURG RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75SB @ WILDER RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CEDAR ST @ AURELIUS RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	N/B 4 MILE REST AREA I-75	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75 NB AT W. GRAND BLVD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75 S/B & CARP RIVER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	DIXIE HWY @ FORT RD	6	3	0	0	6	3	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLIO REST AREA	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 31 (NB) NEAR US 24	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MI	Full (Level I)	MACKINAW REST AREA	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections30

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199519	$1,000,000	12/31/1996	12/31/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199519	$1,000,000	12/31/1996	03/14/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199519	$1,000,000	12/31/1996	04/13/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	LL0910	$0	12/31/1996	04/13/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199519	$750,000	12/31/1995	12/31/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	LL0910	$0	12/31/1995	12/31/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL 47 08 40	$0	12/31/1994	12/31/1994	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL 47 08 40	$750,000	12/31/1994	12/31/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL 47 08 40	$0	12/31/1994	12/31/1995	Replaced
84	SURETY	PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	40001490	$0	07/01/2002	08/08/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP74116A	$1,000,000	06/03/1997	03/14/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP74116A	$1,000,000	06/03/1997	06/03/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA240063	$1,000,000	03/14/2024	03/14/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA230058	$1,000,000	03/14/2023	03/14/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA220057	$1,000,000	03/14/2022	03/14/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA210057	$1,000,000	03/14/2021	03/14/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA200066	$1,000,000	03/14/2020	03/14/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA180055	$1,000,000	03/14/2018	03/14/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA120052	$1,000,000	03/14/2012	03/14/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-020033	$1,000,000	03/14/2002	03/14/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	MC-020026	$0	03/14/2002	05/05/2011	Cancelled
35	BIPD	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CP0107509	$1,000,000	03/14/2002	-	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CP0107509	$0	03/14/2000	03/14/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CP0107509	$1,000,000	03/14/2000	03/14/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP74116A	$1,000,000	03/14/1997	06/03/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP74116A	$1,000,000	03/14/1997	03/14/1997	Replaced
84	SURETY	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	NONE	$0	01/23/2001	06/30/2002	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
35	BIPD	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CP0107509	$1,000,000	03/14/2002

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC283692	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/03/2002	-	-
MC283692	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	10/03/2002	REVOKED	10/28/2003
MC283692	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/16/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/06/2012
MC283692	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/16/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/06/2012
MC283692	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/16/1995	-	-
MC283692	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/16/1995	REVOKED	06/30/1997
MC283692	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	02/13/2001	REVOKED	09/17/2002

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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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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 9/9/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 27.2727% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 27.2727% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

D J S TRUCKING EXPRESS INC

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Inspection Records (48)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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