G & J LAND & MARINE FOOD DISTRIBUTOR

USDOT 260324MC-Docket MC331498MORGAN CITY, LA
Review before tendering17 power units

G & J LAND & MARINE FOOD DISTRIBUTOR (USDOT 260324) in MORGAN CITY, LA — 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).
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-01-05) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 11 times, most recent 2024-01-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2015-10-01 (C).
  • 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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2015-10-02

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.46
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.02
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.51
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.85

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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
21
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
Yes
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
17
Total drivers
15
Years in business
41
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
11.1%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
0%

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
11 times last 2024-01-05
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-15
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2015-10-01 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

34
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
11
Violations
3
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-10 → 2026-05-12.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
4 0 2025-05-12
Hours of service 395
3 2 2026-05-12
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
2 0 2025-06-11
CDL standards 383
1 1 2025-10-02
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2024-10-17

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-10-02 Driver Fitness Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction OOS
2025-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2025-06-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Manner) - Driver failed to retain a copy of each record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days which sh OOS
2025-05-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2025-05-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2024-05-21 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 10 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-12 AL · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
2025-10-02 LA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 95A-LCDL OOS
2025-06-11 MS · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
2025-06-04 LA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8K2-HOSRC OOS
2025-05-12 MS · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
Hours of service 395 8F01
2024-10-17 LA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB
2024-10-07 LA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-05-21 LA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-08-15 LA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-08-10 LA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(e)

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