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BJT EXPRESS INC

DBA: BULLPEN EXPRESS INC

DOT# 1337564 MC# 545421 Hammond, IN Authorized For-Hire
(219) 228-1800 safety@bjtexpress.com 3 141st Street, Hammond IN 46327
405 tractors · all leased 405 drivers 48M mi/yr · ~119k per unit
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HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 43.9 / 100
High confidence
21 yrs history · 324 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
405
Drivers · CDL
405 · 405
Annual miles
48M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 405 0 405
Trailers 0 970 0 970

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-26-2018) · 8 yr old
Registered
02-24-2005 (21 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-12-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ARNOLD KOZYS

Cargo

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Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
28
0 fatalities · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
324
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.4%
19 of 116
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
5 of 323
Violations
154
27 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 41 inspections, 2 out of service 41 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 44 inspections, 4 out of service 44 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 45 inspections, 2 out of service 45 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 55 inspections, 8 out of service 55 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 42 inspections, 2 out of service 42 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 27 inspections, 1 out of service 27 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 36 inspections, 2 out of service 36 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 27 inspections, 2 out of service 27 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 7 inspections.
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What they get cited for

154 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    74 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 38 · Speeding 19 · Phone use 6 · Seat belt 6 · Other 5
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    63 · 24 OOS
    Brakes 27 · Lights 12 · Tires 11 · Cargo securement 6 · Steering & suspension 2 · 5 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    16 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 12 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    English proficiency 1
  • 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
  • Sep
    4
    2026
    West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    2
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • May
    27
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    26
    2026
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    26
    2026
    West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    20
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    14
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    18
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Company
on record since Sep 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2006
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (Sep 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Sep 1, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Illinois 51
  • Georgia 44
  • Indiana (HQ) 33
  • North Carolina 27
  • Ohio 22
  • South Carolina 17
  • Florida 16
  • Tennessee 15

10% of inspections were in its home state.

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