S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA PTI POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC
5 power units
7 drivers
mileage unreliable
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.3 / 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
40 yrs history · 206 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
- 5
- Drivers · CDL
- 7 · 7
- Annual miles
- 11.6M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Trailers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 26, 2024)
- Registered
- Nov 10, 1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 30, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 115423295
- Officers
- JANIE POTASHNICK · SAM POTASHNICK
- Phone
- (573) 471-9732
- pfiles@sjpti.com
- Address
- 411 Lynual Street, Sikeston MO 63801
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
206
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.6%
21 of 89 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 206 driver inspections
Violations
100
23 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
100 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert52 · 23 out-of-serviceTires 19 · Brakes 11 · Lights 10 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Steering & suspension 2 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert25 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 11 · Speeding 9 · Seat belt 5
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Hours of service No alert22 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 6 · False log 3 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1
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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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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Apr282026Apr 28, 2026 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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Oct32025Oct 3, 2025 · OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun22025Jun 2, 2025 · IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - unknown roadway lighting. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May252025May 25, 2025 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb262025Feb 26, 2025 · MarylandProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan202025Jan 20, 2025 · KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct292024Oct 29, 2024 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Oct262024Oct 26, 2024 · IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
1 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Apr 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1994
- 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
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Apr 2026); BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Nov 27, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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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
- Missouri (HQ) 39
- Tennessee 38
- Arkansas 17
- Ohio 12
- Colorado 10
- Kentucky 10
- Illinois 9
- Indiana 9
19% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 34 | 3.58 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 23 | 1.55 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 17 | 0.32 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.04 | No alert |
206 driver inspections · 89 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Jul 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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