J&B EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 2643530 MC# 921611 Merrillville, IN Authorized For-Hire
(616) 818-1532 jb.dispatch1@gmail.com 6111 Harrison Street Suite 275, Merrillville IN 46410
35 tractors 35 drivers 1.8M mi/yr · ~52k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
11 yrs history · 71 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
35
Drivers · CDL
35 · 35
Annual miles
1.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 23 12 0 35
Trailers 45 0 0 45

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-04-2024)
Registered
06-10-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-04-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOSIP BRNADA

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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 higher than similar fleets (about a 60% 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.

This motor carrier 1.23×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.23× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.4 vs 1.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.4
Similar fleets
1.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.9 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.87× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 1 cargo securement, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 29 of 87 violations (33%). Brake or light defects led to 9 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    34.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (11 of 32). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.24× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 7

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
71
49% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.4%
11 of 32
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.9%
7 of 71
National avg 6.7%
Violations
87
24 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 4 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 17 inspections, 4 out of service 17 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.071 0.027
Inspections 1.40 1.02
Violations 1.24 0.71
Critical violations 0.20 0.14

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

What they get cited for

87 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    59 · 18 OOS
    Brakes 29 · Lights 13 · Tires 6 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Cargo securement 3 · 4 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    14 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 9 · Speeding 4 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 2 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 5 OOS
    No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 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
  • Jan
    2
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, snow.
  • Nov
    19
    2025
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    3
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    11
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    3
    2025
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dusk, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Canal Insurance Company
on record since Jul 7, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2015
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Spinnaker Insurance Company → Canal Insurance Company (Jul 2026); HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. → Spinnaker Insurance Company (Jul 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 7, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 10, 2015)

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
  • Kentucky 8
  • Tennessee 8
  • Arkansas 6
  • Missouri 6
  • Georgia 5
  • Michigan 4
  • Texas 4
  • Alabama 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 71 inspections were in Indiana.