T J BLACKBURN SYRUP WORKS INC

DOT# 59904 MC# 277680 DUNS# 8048068 Jefferson, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(903) 665-2541 dispatch-blackburnsyrup@hotmail.com 22382 State Hwy 49 West, Jefferson TX 75657
14 tractors · all leased 14 drivers 3M mi/yr · ~214k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 49 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
14 · 14
Annual miles
3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 14 0 14
Trailers 0 21 0 21

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-29-1996) · 30 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-15-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
SEAN FUQUAY
Officer
SEAN FUQUAY

Cargo

61.3
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Other: SYRUP
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.

High Utilization Fleet

This motor carrier reports 214,285 miles per power unit annually, which exceeds typical single-driver limits (~150,000–180,000 miles/year). This motor carrier is still rated, but the high utilization may indicate:

  • Team driving operations where trucks run nearly 24/7 with rotating drivers
  • Stale fleet count in MCS-150 (power units not updated while operations expanded)
  • Data entry anomaly in annual mileage reporting
  • Expedited/dedicated routes with unusually high truck utilization

Not enough record to grade yet.

49 inspections and 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.58×–1.93×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.8

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (14 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 11% above typical. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.21× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +8%: 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 estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2025 – Feb 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    9 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: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
49
45% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.7%
6 of 29
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.2%
4 of 49
National avg 6.7%
Violations
50
10 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.107 0.031
Inspections 2.89 1.11
Violations 1.79 0.89
Critical violations 0.79 0.17

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

What they get cited for

50 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    22 · 3 OOS
    False log 9 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    22 · 6 OOS
    Lights 5 · Tires 5 · Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 8
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 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
  • Jul
    16
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    27
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    31
    2025
    South Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. 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 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
on record since Mar 31, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1994
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL (Mar 2026); FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 31, 2025, 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 L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 28, 2025)

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
  • Texas (HQ) 14
  • New Mexico 5
  • Arkansas 3
  • California 3
  • Louisiana 3
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Utah 3
  • Illinois 2

29% of inspections were in its home state.