JL LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 2640592MC-Docket MC920165MICHIGAN CITY, IN
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JL LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2640592) in MICHIGAN CITY, IN — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-02-10) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 3.57.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2025-02-10 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.51
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.26
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.21
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 13.6
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
5
Injuries
5
Crashes
23
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 21
- Total drivers
- 18
- Years in business
- 11
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 5 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 3.57
- Driver OOS rate
- 3.7%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 46.7%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 5 times last 2025-02-10
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-06
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
37
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
77
Violations
14
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-17 → 2026-05-14.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-05
IN
Tow-away
2026-02-25
IL
5 injuredTow-away
2025-06-25
IN
Tow-away
2025-05-16
MI
Tow-away
2025-04-03
OH
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
42 | 14 | 2026-05-14 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
18 | 0 | 2026-03-19 |
Hours of service 395
|
9 | 0 | 2026-04-22 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 0 | 2025-07-01 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2024-08-22 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-03-27 |
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
|
1 | 0 | 2025-02-19 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-03-27 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV | OOS |
| 2025-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2025-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Bias ply - Has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches | OOS |
| 2025-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2025-02-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-02-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 co | — |
| 2025-02-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab-Over-Engine truck or tractor only - Defective cab access steps handholds or deck plates | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2025-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-02-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle) | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height or location | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction trailers manufactured after March 1 2001 unable to transmit ABS malfunction signal to towing | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-14 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSLRR | — | — |
2026-04-22 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2-ELDNISDT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H3-ELDMF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1-ELDNUM | — | — |
2026-03-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-02-02 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2026-01-28 8 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-12-17 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-07-01 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-05-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-03-27 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 51A-LCDLRSWD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-03-04 3 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TBTP | OOS | — |
2025-02-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-02-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399 | 211-CBP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3AII | — | — |
2025-02-06 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-PROP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3-PROP | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
2024-11-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2024-09-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
2024-08-22 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a)(1) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(3) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82 | — | — |
2024-07-24 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a)(4) | — | — |
2024-07-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(c) | — | — |
2024-05-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-20 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-03-14 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2024-02-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2023-12-12 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81 | — | — |
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