J & J TRUCKING ENTERPRISES INC

DOT# 1237201 MC# 487185 Pittsburg, KS Authorized For-Hire
(417) 438-2268 mike.ballard@jakesfireworks.com 1500 East 27th Terrace, Pittsburg KS 66762-2757
8 power units 15 drivers 283k mi/yr · ~35k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
22 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
283k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 5 1 0 6
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (07-07-2006) · 20 yr old
Registered
04-16-2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-17-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MIKE MARIETTA
Officer
MICHAEL S MARIETTA

Cargo

65.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Other: FIREWORKS CLASS B & C Grain/Feed/Hay
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

26 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.52×–1.77×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.9

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

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (8 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.9 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.29× and out-of-service orders 1.27× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 14 of 41 violations (34%). Light or brake defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    9 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.8% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
26
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.0%
6 of 20
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
1 of 26
National avg 6.7%
Violations
41
7 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.125 0.039
Inspections 2.25 1.41
Violations 2.56 1.44
Critical violations 0.44 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

41 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    23 · 5 OOS
    Lights 14 · Brakes 6 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Over hours limit 6 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    9 · 2 OOS
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
2 crashes
  • Feb
    6
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    10
    2025
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$2,000,000 · EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 15, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2021
Cargo filing
on file · GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK since May 17, 2004
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Dec 8, 2004)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Kansas (HQ) 8
  • Kentucky 6
  • Arkansas 2
  • Louisiana 2
  • Missouri 2
  • Texas 2
  • Iowa 1
  • Oklahoma 1

31% of inspections were in its home state.