J AND K TRUCKING INC

DBA: J AND K TRUCKING

DOT# 656828 MC# 308454 Newark, CA Authorized For-Hire
(510) 376-9045 jsouzajkt@yahoo.com 6955 Mowry Ave, Newark CA 94560
2 tractors · all owned 1 drivers 60k mi/yr · ~30k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 72.7 / 100
Low confidence
30 yrs history · 44 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2
Drivers · CDL
1 · 1
Annual miles
60k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 2 0 0 2
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
08-28-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-09-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JOHN SOUZA

Cargo

56.3
medium risk
General Freight Other: MAILING US Mail Paper Products
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 lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

This motor carrier 0.78×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.20× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -17%. 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.

  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 10 of 31 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unusual inspection rate
    Inspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
44
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.3%
9 of 33
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 43
National avg 6.7%
Violations
31
10 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in California (about 6 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 4 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 14.00 1.57
Violations 7.75 1.56
Critical violations 1.50 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

31 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    31 · 10 OOS
    Brakes 10 · Lights 8 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 3 · Cargo securement 1 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Feb 27, 2012 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 7, 2012)

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
  • California (HQ) 44

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).