JV EXPRESS INC

DBA: J V EXPRESS

DOT# 894330 MC# 389026 Nipomo, CA Authorized For-Hire
(805) 929-4763 1427 La Quinta Dr, Nipomo CA 93444
12 tractors · all owned 10 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~96k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 71.8 / 100
Low confidence
26 yrs history · 32 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 12 0 0 12
Trailers 16 0 0 16

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
Registered
07-24-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-11-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MARTHA ELENA VALDEZ
Officer
JUAN JOSE VALDEZ

Cargo

57.8
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies
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.

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 0.79×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.25× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +4%. 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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service (Dec 2024 – Jul 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 5 of 32 violations (16%). Brake or tire defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
32
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.1%
6 of 23
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.7%
2 of 30
National avg 6.7%
Violations
32
12 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 37 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 1.67 1.23
Violations 1.33 0.97
Critical violations 0.33 0.18

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

What they get cited for

32 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    19 · 10 OOS
    Brakes 5 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 3 · Lights 3 · Other parts 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · American Inter-Fidelity Exchange
on record since Apr 11, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2005
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → American Inter-Fidelity Exchange (Apr 2026); THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY → STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025); ACCIDENT FUND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Apr 11, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 3, 2005)

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) 24
  • Arizona 6
  • Texas 1
  • Federal inspectors 1

75% of inspections were in its home state.