JOHNS TRANSPORTING INC
DBA: JOHNS TRANSPORTING
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 6
- Drivers · CDL
- 6 · 6
- Annual miles
- 197k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Trailers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Registered
- 08-18-1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-20-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CHRIS JOHNS
- Officer
- DAVID JOHNS
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Mobile Homes, Machinery Large, 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.
Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.
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 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.7× as often as the median active fleet of 6–9 trucks.
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.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 17, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 9 of 24 violations (38%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate38.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (5 of 13), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.94× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
- Driver out-of-service rate 5.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.167 | 0.039 |
| Inspections | 2.42 | 1.41 |
| Violations | 2.00 | 1.44 |
| Critical violations | 0.58 | 0.26 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
24 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert17 · 6 OOSBrakes 9 · Lights 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Tires 2
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Hours of service No alert6 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 2 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 OOSPhone use 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Oct172025FloridaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsMotorcyclist dies in collision with tractor-trailer on Jacksonville’s NorthsideAction News Jax (WJAX) · Oct 17, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report FL2703301005 (FHP) lists JOHNS TRANSPORTING INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name JOHNS TRANSPORTING INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Aug202025KentuckyInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
1 of the 2 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since May 14, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2009
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2026); CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G → PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2025); AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY → CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G (May 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 May 13, 2020)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 8 authority events since 1999 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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May 14, 2026TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2025PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 14, 2026 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 10, 2025CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R GLiability · $750,000 · ended May 14, 2025 · replaced by another insurerL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2023AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 10, 2025 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2020PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 14, 2023 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2020PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 14, 2020 · superseded by the same policyL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 13, 2020opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 14, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2019NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 14, 2020 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2017WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 14, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 12, 2019 came after the replacement; 16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 29, 2017opened after THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 30, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2016THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 30, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 9, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 30, 2016opened after PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 5, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 26, 2016PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 30, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 5, 2017 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 26, 2014THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 26, 2016 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2014NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 26, 2014 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 30, 2014 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 11, 2014opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 26, 2011NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 30, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect31 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 26, 2010AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 26, 2011 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2009PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 26, 2010 · replaced by another insurer10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2009Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2009PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 13, 2009 · superseded by the same policy8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 12, 2004Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2004NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 2, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 13, 2004opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 5, 2004)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 30, 2001NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 5, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect32 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Florida (HQ) 8
- Tennessee 4
- Alabama 3
- Georgia 2
- South Carolina 2
- Ohio 1
40% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (8 power units: 6 filed, 8 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 8 power units this active to have about 0.4 crashes a year (sized from the 8 units seen roadside; 6 filed). This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 a year) — about 2.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.6 over the next 12 — about 1.4× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 1.66 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.83 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 6 | 5.91 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-FEB-26 – 30-JUL-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.