JOULE YACHT TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 74296 MC# 128791 Clearwater, FL Authorized For-Hire
(727) 573-2627 ljensen@jouleyacht.com 12290 Automobile Blvd, Clearwater FL 33762
21 tractors 21 drivers 1.5M mi/yr · ~72k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 38.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 33 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
21
Drivers · CDL
21 · 21
Annual miles
1.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 20 1 0 21
Trailers 53 0 0 53

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-19-2004) · 22 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-08-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LARRY T. JENSEN
Officer
JACQUELINE E. JENSEN

Cargo

66.0
medium risk
Household Goods General Freight Other: BOATS
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods

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: 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 1.36×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
0.7
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. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.50× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.63×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
33
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.4%
3 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
1 of 33
National avg 6.7%
Violations
26
6 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.071 0.027
Inspections 1.24 1.02
Violations 0.62 0.71
Critical violations 0.12 0.14

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

What they get cited for

26 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    17 · 5 OOS
    Lights 4 · Tires 4 · Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 2 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Phone use 1
  • 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
  • Apr
    11
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jan
    28
    2026
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    13
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. 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 · CANAL INSURANCE CO.
on record since Mar 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2023
Cargo filing
required · on file · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA since Jul 1, 2008
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP since Oct 11, 2025
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 23 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 10 took effect (the last Mar 31, 2026, replaced the same day); 13 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 15

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 31, 2026)

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
  • Washington 5
  • California 3
  • Georgia 3
  • Texas 3
  • Colorado 2
  • Florida (HQ) 2
  • Louisiana 2
  • Oregon 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 33 inspections were in Florida.