J & R TRANSPORT INCORPORATED

DOT# 292836 MC# 182693 DUNS# 156126849 Thurmont, MD Authorized For-Hire
(301) 271-4600 JAY@JRTRANSPORT,COM 209 Sandy Spring Lane Ext, Thurmont MD 21788
17 power units 11 drivers 1.6M mi/yr · ~93k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 36.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
39 yrs history · 69 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
17
Drivers · CDL
11 · 11
Annual miles
1.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 3 0 7
Tractors 2 8 0 10
Trailers 6 0 0 6

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-17-2004) · 22 yr old
Registered
05-20-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-21-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
M.PATRICIA SWOPE
Officer
JAY R SWOPE

Cargo

54.7
medium risk
General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
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 higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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 1.40×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.57× and violations 0.65× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Mar 2025 – Oct 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.9% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.9% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • High speeding: 6

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
69
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.9%
7 of 64
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.9%
2 of 69
National avg 6.7%
Violations
53
9 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Maryland (about 26 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 18 inspections, 2 out of service 18 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 4 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.118 0.034
Inspections 3.00 1.23
Violations 1.56 0.97
Critical violations 0.41 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

53 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    35 · 7 OOS
    Lights 11 · Brakes 10 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 7 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    15 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 7 · Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service 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
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    19
    2026
    Maryland
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    14
    2025
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

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 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 13, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2004
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE → ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 8, 2021)

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
  • Maryland (HQ) 54
  • Virginia 7
  • Pennsylvania 5
  • Delaware 2
  • West Virginia 1

78% of inspections were in its home state.