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Company CheckJ L HESTER LLC · DOT 3194741

3602 7TH STREET WEST UNIT 506, WILLISTON, ND, 58801

DOT# 3194741 MC# 143711 Williston, North Dakota 7 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

7 events tracked · latest Aug 11, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 11, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 1, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 8, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jun 17, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 23, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 28, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Aug 1, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

Phone(228) 623-4052

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3602 7TH STREET WEST UNIT 506, WILLISTON, ND, 58801

Mailing Address13317 LILY ORCHARD RD, MOSS POINT, MS, 39562

Other Companies at This Address

Address3602 7TH STREET WEST UNIT 506, WILLISTON, ND 58801

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
J L HESTER LLC this company	3194741	(228) 623-4052	Active
ATLAS TRUCKING LLC	3928007	(701) 651-4727	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeOTHER-GENERAL COMMODITIES;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC143711

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 years

Company Overview

J L HESTER LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Williston, North Dakota. The company has been in operation for 7 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/01/2018. The fleet consists of 7 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 200,000 miles (2023). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 8 inspections are on file. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, J L HESTER LLC has a Trust Score of 93/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage200,000 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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective01/21/2026

CompanyUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA00784384

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers4

Mileage200,000 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above 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

7 · 1 OOS —

2024

4 · 1 OOS =

2025

6 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

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 2025 — 7 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (14.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
09/28/2024	113TH AVE NW	ND	0	0	1	1	Clear	Ice	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 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

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 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 (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/11/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAIRVIEW MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/01/2025 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	EPPING ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16AD — CFR 392.16AD Non-OOS
06/17/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAIRVIEW MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/23/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	CULBERTSON MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/29/2025 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARNEGARD ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS4 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/18/2025 ▼	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	CULBERTSON MT	3	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (3) 392.2-SLLIRP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLIFTA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
07/09/2024 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	TIOGA ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 383.23(a)(2) — CFR 383.23(a)(2) Non-OOS
05/14/2024 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	WATFORD CITY ND	9	2	0	0	0	2	-
Violations (9) 393.45(d) — CFR 393.45(d) Non-OOS 393.45(d) — CFR 393.45(d) OOS 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) Non-OOS 393.11(a)(1) — CFR 393.11(a)(1) Non-OOS 393.47(e) — CFR 393.47(e) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.55(d)(1) — CFR 393.55(d)(1) Non-OOS 393.53(b) — CFR 393.53(b) Non-OOS
04/23/2024 ▼	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	TIOGA ND	4	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (4) 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS
04/04/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	CULBERTSON MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/19/2023 ▼	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
11/21/2023 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATFORD CITY ND	4	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (4) 392.2-SLLSIV — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS
10/24/2023 ▼	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BAINVILLE MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS
10/24/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BAINVILLE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/04/2023 ▼	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS
09/21/2023 ▼	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETONSD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/26/2023 ▼	ND	Full (Level I)	PANGER SCALE	9	1	1	0	8	1	-
Violations (9) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.55(d)(1) — CFR 393.55(d)(1) Non-OOS 393.55(c)(1) — CFR 393.55(c)(1) Non-OOS 393.47(a) — CFR 393.47(a) Non-OOS 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS 393.24(a) — CFR 393.24(a) Non-OOS 396.5(a) — CFR 396.5(a) Non-OOS 393.43 — CFR 393.43 OOS 393.55(c)(1) — CFR 393.55(c)(1) Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529301	$0	11/13/2018	06/04/2019	Replaced
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199529301	$0	11/13/2018	07/10/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA00784384	$1,000,000	09/22/2022	08/01/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA00784384	$1,000,000	06/04/2022	09/22/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 0784384	$1,000,000	06/04/2019	06/04/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC143711	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/16/2018	REVOKED	09/23/2022
MC143711	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/28/2022	-	-
MC143711	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/03/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022
MC143711	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/08/2025

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 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 7 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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) knockout	−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.

J L HESTER LLC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (17)

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