J-M NORTHWEST INC

DBA DICKS WRECKER SERVICE
USDOT 336293MC-Docket MC124462MEDFORD, OR
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized26 power units

J-M NORTHWEST INC (USDOT 336293) in MEDFORD, OR — 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 (PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-10-07) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 15 times, most recent 2024-10-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1992-12-01 (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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 1992-12-14

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.75
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.66

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
1
Crashes
4
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
26
Total drivers
18
Years in business
38
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
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
15 times last 2024-10-07
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-03-21
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
1992-12-01 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

4
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
16
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-06-25 → 2026-01-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-27 OR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
8 0 2025-10-28
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2025-09-08
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2025-10-28
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 0 2025-10-28
Hours of service 395
1 0 2025-09-08

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices inadequate flag size
2025-09-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour
2024-06-25 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 3 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-10-28 OR · Level 1 11 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSLRR
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSSRR
General safety regulations 390 21TC-MC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
General safety regulations 390 21TB1-MC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95K-EE
2025-09-08 KY · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Hours of service 395 24D-ELDPT
2024-06-25 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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