JOWIN EXPRESS INC
96 power units
89 drivers
8.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 43.2 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
44 yrs history · 221 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit 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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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 96
- Drivers · CDL
- 89 · 89
- Annual miles
- 8.3M ~86k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 30 | 66 | 0 | 96 |
| Trailers | 97 | 6 | 0 | 103 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Feb 10, 2000)26 yrs old
- Registered
- Aug 23, 1982 (44 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 7, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 139240972
- Officers
- EDWIN JOHNSON · RALPH SANFORD
- Phone
- (601) 736-0938
- scott@jowinexpress.com
- Address
- 1498 Highway 13 N, Columbia MS 39429-1348
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
13
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 6 people hurt in all
Inspections
221
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.3%
11 of 83 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 221 driver inspections
Violations
72
13 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
72 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert37 · 11 out-of-serviceBrakes 12 · Lights 11 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 1 more
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Unsafe driving No alert22 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 9 · Reckless / lane 6 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 2 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert11 · 0 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 6 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 5
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug62026Aug 6, 2026 · OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug22026Aug 2, 2026 · ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul222026Jul 22, 2026 · IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May12026May 1, 2026 · LouisianaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr192026Apr 19, 2026 · MississippiProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr92026Apr 9, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr22026Apr 2, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Mar52026Mar 5, 2026 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov172025Nov 17, 2025 · MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar202025Mar 20, 2025 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
5 more on the FMCSA record.
5 of the 13 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Companyon record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 19941 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Sep 10, 2026 for an effective date of Jun 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Louisiana 90
- Mississippi (HQ) 49
- Alabama 19
- Texas 19
- Tennessee 12
- Arkansas 10
- Georgia 10
- Oklahoma 4
22% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 25 | 2.36 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 22 | 2.44 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 9 | 0.17 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.06 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
221 driver inspections · 83 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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