WEST JERSEY EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 861200 MC# 379428 Toulon, IL Authorized For-Hire
(309) 995-3301 wjewjloffice@gmail.com 3134 State Route 78, Toulon IL 61483
67 tractors · all leased 55 drivers 3.5M mi/yr · ~52k per unit
Poor
FRED Score 12.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 126 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
67
Drivers · CDL
55 · 55
Annual miles
3.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 67 0 67
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-08-2010) · 16 yr old
Registered
03-08-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-07-2024 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
NANCY PLUMER
Officer
MATTHEW J PLUMER

Cargo

62.2
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Expected crash rate is about 2.0× that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 2.03×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.6 vs 2.3 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.6
Similar fleets
2.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~12%
About 2.0× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 14 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 7 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.3 a year. The grade counts 18 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.61× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.60× and out-of-service orders 0.61×. Together they move its crash estimate -3%: 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
    4 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 16 of 70 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 11
  • High speeding: 8

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
14
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
126
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.4%
11 of 49
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 126
National avg 6.7%
Violations
70
15 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Illinois (about 125 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 22 inspections, 3 out of service 22 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 21 inspections, 2 out of service 21 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 21 inspections, 1 out of service 21 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 22 inspections, 2 out of service 22 Q3 '26
vs 4,155 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.104 0.026
Inspections 1.28 0.97
Violations 0.52 0.56
Critical violations 0.08 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

70 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    35 · 15 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    26 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 14 · Speeding 9 · Seat belt 2 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Medical certificate 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
    15
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    30
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Apr
    12
    2026
    Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    30
    2026
    Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    16
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    15
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    8
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    30
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

6 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Apr 19, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2006
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 4, 2007)

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
  • Illinois (HQ) 50
  • Arkansas 11
  • Texas 10
  • Georgia 9
  • Missouri 8
  • Kentucky 5
  • Wisconsin 5
  • Mississippi 4

40% of inspections were in its home state.