THE JONES FUEL CO

DOT# 1170528 Columbus, OH Authorized For-Hire
(614) 443-4611 dave@jonesfuel.com 350 Frank Rd, Columbus OH 43207
30 power units · all owned 29 drivers 960k mi/yr · ~32k per unit
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
23 yrs history · 11 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
30
Drivers · CDL
29 · 29
Annual miles
960k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 30 0 0 30
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
09-23-2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-15-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JACK FINK

Cargo

54.8
medium risk
General Freight Building Materials Other: STONE, TOPSOIL, HOTMIX Dry Bulk Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Intrastate operation

Runs within Ohio only. Intrastate fleets in Ohio are inspected about 1 a year for every 13 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Not enough record to grade yet.

11 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

80% likely range 0.38×–1.84×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (30 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.64×, violations 1.43× and out-of-service orders 1.33× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
11
18% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
66.7%
2 of 3
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 11
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
13
2 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Ohio (about 6 in 24 months would be typical; 47% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 1,453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.017 0.012
Inspections 0.33 0.32
Violations 0.22 0.29
Critical violations 0.12 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 2 OOS
    Tires 2 · Brakes 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 5 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    30
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Ohio (HQ) 11