J-LINE TRANSPORT LIMITED

DOT# 259491 MC# 197277 Beamsville, ON Authorized For-Hire
(905) 563-4908 4751 Christie Drive, Beamsville ON L3J 0T5
48 tractors 44 drivers 3.3M mi/yr · ~68k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 77.9 / 100
Moderate confidence
41 yrs history · 42 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
48
Drivers · CDL
44 · 44
Annual miles
3.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 12 36 0 48
Trailers 41 8 0 49

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-06-1989) · 37 yr old
Registered
05-13-1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-31-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARGARET TOWNSLEY

Cargo

61.4
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Paper Products Construction
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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

This motor carrier 0.73×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 3.34× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.48×. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 5
  • Canada-domiciled motor carrier
    Domiciled in Canada — cross-border operating rules and inspection patterns differ from US-based motor carriers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
42
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
3 of 24
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 42
National avg 6.7%
Violations
34
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.010 0.027
Inspections 0.67 1.02
Violations 0.35 0.71
Critical violations 0.10 0.14

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

What they get cited for

34 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    16 · 3 OOS
    Lights 5 · Brakes 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 5 · Speeding 3 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 2
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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)
$750,000 · NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
on record since Jun 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1993
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 12, 1987)

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
  • New York 25
  • Pennsylvania 8
  • Delaware 2
  • Michigan 2
  • Georgia 1
  • North Carolina 1
  • Ohio 1
  • South Carolina 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 42 inspections were in ON.